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Independent Living Center Resources | Sunflower Health Plan

Sunflower has put together a listing of CILs (Center of Independent Living) across Kansas for your easy reference.

If you are a CIL and do not see your information listed, please contact us at sunflowerstateother@centene.com to be added. 

Contact: 785-487-1370 or 785-487-1371

Counties Served:

  • Atchison
  • Brown
  • Doniphan
  • Jackson

Unique or Exceptional Services Offered in Addition to Core Services: We are the newest CIL in Kansas and we are excited and enthusiastic to help people.

Recreational Support Services Provided: No

Housing Options: Assist in finding accessible units in the serviced counties

Transportation: No

Durable Medical Equipment (DME): No

Personal Care Attendant Registry? Yes

  • Contact: Daniel Brown, 785-841-0333, ext. 121; dbrown@independenceinc.org
  • independenceinc.org
  • Counties Served:
    • Douglas
    • Jefferson
    • Franklin
  • Unique or Exceptional Services Offered in Addition to Core Services: 
    • The Independence, Inc. Youth Employment Program (YEP!) provides 80 hours of paid, entry level, community-based employment training for youth with disabilities (physical, mental, and intellectual) ages 15-21, who have limited or no prior paid work experience. YEP! has four objectives 1) to increase paid, community-based work experiences for youth with disabilities; 2) to identify barriers to successful employment; 3) to encourage employment vs. government benefits; 4) to assist youth with developing an Independent Living Plan (ILP) for successful transition to adulthood.
    • Fiscal Management Services (FMS) for people receiving attendant services through the KDADS Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Medicaid Waiver programs. 
  • Recreational Support Services Provided: 
    • Peer support groups
    • Recreational support available when indicated as a goal
  • Housing Options: Affordable and accessible housing options lists when searching for housing
  • Transportation: 
    • Lawrence Transit Services both fixed route and door-to-door are fully accessible.
    • Transportation services provided within the City of Lawrence (limited), Douglas County and to out-of-town medical appointments.
  • Durable Medical Equipment (DME): 
    • Manual wheelchairs, walkers, rollators, and crutches available.
    • Demonstration site for the Telecommunications Access Program Telephones.
  • Personal Care Attendant Registry? Yes

  • Contact: 
  • Counties Served:
    • Cloud
    • Dickinson
    • Ellsworth
    • Jewell
    • Lincoln
    • Mitchell
    • Ottawa
    • Republic
    • Salina
  • Unique or Exceptional Services Offered in Addition to Core Services: 
    • Advocacy
    • Information and Referral
    • Peer Support Services
    • Independent Living Skills Training
    • Returning Home and Transition Services 
  • Recreational Support Services Provided: 
    • Yes. Social and recreational events hosted by the agency as well as integrated activities available in the community.
  • Housing Options: A list of affordable, accessible housing options is provided in the community in which you live. Information is available on housing programs and advocacy around disability housing laws.  
  • Transportation: 
    • Independent Connections provide information & referrals for accessible transportation in your area as well as independent living skills training on how to use the bus route or transportation services in the nine counties they serve.
  • Personal Care Attendant Registry? No

 

  • Contact: 
  • Counties Served:
    • Sedgwick
    • Sumner
  • Unique or Exceptional Services Offered in Addition to Core Services: 
    • Payroll agent for consumers who choose to stay in their home and have services provided by a direct support worker.
    • Working Healthy Program ILC Counseling for the budget setup.
  • Recreational Support Services Provided: 
    • Not at this time.
  • Housing Options: Maintain a list of housing options available in Sedgwick County.  
  • Transportation: No.
  • Durable Medical Equipment (DME): ILRC has a Medical Equipment Recycling Network program. They take in used medical equipment in good shape - wheelchairs, crutches, stool risers, grab bars, etc., and make them available to for those who need them. 
  • Personal Care Attendant Registry? Yes

  • Contact: 
  • Counties Served:
    • Barber
    • Clark
    • Comanche
    • Ellsworth
    • Ford
    • Harper
    • Harvey
    • Hodgeman
    • Kingman
    • Kiowa
    • McPherson
    • Ness
    • Pratt
    • Reno
    • Stafford
  • Unique or Exceptional Services Offered in Addition to Core Services: 
    • Assist consumers to become employed through a contract with Kansas Vocational Rehabilitation Services.
    • FMS provider.
    • Provide Independent Living (IL) Services to people experiencing vision loss aged 55 and older.
  • Recreational Support Services Provided: 
    • Peer support groups.
  • Housing Options: Information and referral for accessible housing in the area.  
  • Transportation: Reno County Area Transit (RCAT) Transportation program.
  • Durable Medical Equipment (DME): No. 
  • Personal Care Attendant Registry? Yes

  • Contact: 
  • Counties Served:
    • Allen
    • Anderson
    • Bourbon
    • Butler 
    • Chase 
    • Coffey
    • Cowley
    • Elk 
    • Greenwood
    • Linn
    • Lyon
    • Marion
    • Miami  
    • Morris
    • Osage 
  • Unique or Exceptional Services Offered in Addition to Core Services: 
    • FMS services across the state.
    • Information referral and assistance with Senior Care Act advocacy.
    • Transitional Living Services.
    • Assistive Technology.
    • Certified orientation and mobility services.
    • Braille translation.
    • RC@Home is a private pay program for attendant services.
    • Equipment loan.
    • Build a ramp.
    • RCIL friends peer support groups.
    • Certified orientation and mobility services for individuals who are blind or have low vision.
  • Recreational Support Services Provided: 
    • Yes, if a goal is developed relating to recreation on an independent living plan.
  • Housing Options: Information & referral for accessible housing.  
  • Transportation: Reno County Area Transit (RCAT) Transportation program.
  • Durable Medical Equipment (DME): Not available. Referrals available by request. 
  • Personal Care Attendant Registry? Yes

  • Contact: 
  • Counties Served: SKIL provides services to the entire State of Kansas in all 105 counties. Core services are supported by Independent Living Coordinators in:
    • Chautauqua
    • Cherokee 
    • Crawford 
    • Labette
    • Montgomery
    • Neosho
    • Wilson
    • Woodson
  • Unique or Exceptional Services Offered in Addition to Core Services: 
    • Employment and employment assistance.
    • Mental Health Peer Support Group.
    • Assistive Technology access sites in Southeast Kansas and South Central Kansas.
    • Agrability (a program assisting people in remaining in the agriculture business).
    • Alternative Financing Program called K-Loan.
    • Home Health.
    • Licensed IDD Provider.
    • TBI Transitional Living.
    • Cognitive Therapy.
    • Older Blind Service Orientation and Mobility.
    • SKIL collaborates statewide with resources such as University of Kansas, K-State University and many Community Developmental Disability Organizations (CDDO).
    • SKIL is a leader in the Independent Living Movement with national advocacy and advocacy resources.
  • Recreational Support Services Provided: 
    • Picnics.
    • Monthly advocacy meetings.
    • Crafts.
    • Exercise programs.
    • Holiday events.
    • Fishing Has No Boundaries (spring fishing group).
  • Housing Options: 
    • Accessible Housing is available in the service area.  
    • SKIL utilizes several resources to assist people in finding accessible housing in the SEK area.  
  • Transportation:
    • Accessible Housing is available in the service area.
    • SKIL utilizes several resources to assist people in finding accessible housing in the SEK area.
  • Durable Medical Equipment (DME): SKIL uses the services of the Kansas Assistive Technology program to assist people in finding DME and sources to fund the needed items. 
  • Personal Care Attendant Registry? Yes, attendant registry is maintained and available through the use of an online website and searchable database. Attendants can register from any location and employers can search and find attendants based on their demographics. Printed copies are available and alternative services are provided as requested. Registry is available for all counties in Kansas.

  • Contact: 
  • Counties Served:
    • Clay
    • Geary
    • Marshall
    • Nemaha
    • Pottawatomie
    • Riley
    • Washington
  • Unique or Exceptional Services Offered in Addition to Core Services: 
    • Private pay in-home care.
    • Employment preparation.
    • Living Well with a Disability classes.
    • Leadership training to become more involved with city and county governments.
    • Telecommunications Access Program Telephones (TAP) program access site.
  • Recreational Support Services Provided: Information and referral only
  • Housing Options: 
    • The Independent Living team strives to remain aware of options to better assist individuals seeking housing.
  • Transportation:
    • County transportation services are limited; info can be obtained from the receptionist. Three Rivers does not provide transportation but work closely with the county transportation systems.  Bus service runs daily between Wamego, Ogden, Manhattan, Fort Riley and Junction City region.
  • Durable Medical Equipment (DME): Free Medical Equipment Loan program. This is a small amount of medical equipment that Three Rivers receives as a donation and make ready to be loan out. Mostly walkers, commodes, and shower benches. 
  • Personal Care Attendant Registry? Yes, only to current active consumer; if the FMS department has a plan of care listing Three Rivers as the FMS provider, an attendant list is sent out. A registry is maintained for FMS customers.

  • Contact: 
  • Counties Served:
    • Atchison
    • Brown
    • Doniphan
    • Jackson
    • Shawnee  
    • Will serve any county upon request
  • Unique or Exceptional Services Offered in Addition to Core Services: 
    • Social Security Disability benefits advocacy.
    • Work incentive benefits planning.
    • PASS plan development.
    • Accessibility modification consulting.
    • Alternative material formatting and production.
  • Recreational Support Services Provided: Yes. Social and recreational events hosted by the agency as well as an exhaustive list of integrated activities available in the community.
  • Housing Options: 
    • A list of affordable, accessible housing options is provided in the community in which you live. TILRC also provides information about housing programs and advocacy around disability housing laws.
  • Transportation:
    • TILRC provides information & referrals for accessible transportation in your area as well as independent living skills training for how to use the bus route or lift services in Topeka.
  • Durable Medical Equipment (DME): Yes, when available to give away and/or loan out. 
  • Personal Care Attendant Registry? Yes.