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Integrity Home Care + Hospice Opens In Fort Scott
Integrity Home Care + Hospice announces the opening of its Fort Scott location, offering quality post-acute care and hospice throughout the region. Effective March 1, the home health and hospice provider is at 902 South Horton Street, where it will provide acute rehabilitation and hospice services.
“Families with a loved one facing a serious, life-limiting illness or extensive rehabilitation will want and need to know that quality services are available,” says Amy Ford, vice president of operations for certified services at Integrity.
Integrity Home Care + Hospice is a faith-based, privately held leader in quality, post-acute health care. Committed to quality patient and family experiences wherever people call home, the healthcare provider offers a comprehensive range of compassionate, client-centered home care, hospice, and home health rehabilitation services in Missouri and Kansas.
“People in this community can feel secure knowing they have a provider who is committed to meeting their home health and hospice needs,” says Ford.
Integrity’s partners in Bourbon and Crawford counties and surrounding areas include forward-thinking regional providers which meet the needs of patients who wish to remain in their home during times of serious, life altering illness or at end of life.
Due to an aging population the knowledge that family members can get the post-acute care they need is now critically important to the region.
“Our goal is to keep patients safe. By providing quality care, we can keep them out of the hospital so they can remain wherever they call home,” she says.
Individuals who have exhausted acute treatment options may struggle with their care plan after being told there’s nothing else doctors can do. When that time comes, Integrity’s team works closely with patients and families to develop a plan of care which helps them to meet their goals.
“When it’s time to ask for help, they can receive it right here at home,” Ford says.
Working side by side with caregivers, Integrity addresses challenges in managing chronic and serious illness, facing problems head-on, and customizing solutions for issues faced by each patient in the community they serve.
“Working together, we ensure each person maintains the quality of life they want and deserve,” she says.
Integrity Home Care + Hospice is located at 902 South Horton Street. For more information on hospice, call (620) 223-1191, or to explore home health options, call (620) 223-1195.
About Integrity Home Care and Hospice
Integrity Home Care and Hospice, https://www.integrityhc.com/, is a faith-based, privately held leader in quality, post-acute health care in Missouri and Kansas. Integrity offers a comprehensive range of compassionate, client-centered home care, hospice, and home health rehabilitation services. We partner with forward-thinking regional providers to ensure the future of health care resides at home.
Legislative Update Coffee March 9
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The Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office Daily Reports March 5
Obituary of Lela Jean Rogers
Lela Jean Rogers, age 93, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas, passed away Monday, March 4, 2019, at the Medicalodge of Ft. Scott.
She was born December 21, 1925, in Kincaid, Kansas, the daughter of Elias Hardy Garrison and Jessie Mae Wolfe Garrison. Her father died when Jean was a child and she was raised by her aunt and uncle Hattie and Audley Bradley.
Jean graduated from the Blue Mound High School with the Class of 1943. She later attended beauty school in Topeka.
She married Thomas A. Rogers on July 1, 1946, at Iola. Tom and Jean farmed in the Blue Mound area until 1969 when they moved to Ft. Scott.
Jean worked at the Western Insurance Company as a data coder until her retirement in 1984.
Jean later moved to Cavalry Crossing Apartments where she enjoyed serving as chauffeur to her friends. She also enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.
Jean was a member of the First United Methodist Church and in later years, attended the Community Christian Church.
Survivors include her three children; Tom Rogers and wife, Charlene, of Grain Valley, Missouri, Jeanette Beckford and husband, Andy, of Sandston, Virginia and Harold Rogers and wife, Linda, of Ft. Scott; eight grandchildren, Shelley Rogers O’Brien, Katie McMullen, Kelly Doyle, Kim Morrison, Melissa Carter, Megan Lamb, Austin Rogers and Andrew Rogers; and twelve great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Tom, preceded her in death on October 20, 1997. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Raymond Garrison, and two sisters, Margie Garrison, who died in infancy and Marie Yeargan.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Thursday, March 7th at the Cheney Witt Chapel.
Burial will follow in the Memory Gardens Cemetery.
The family will receive friends on Thursday from 9:30 A.M. until service time at the Cheney Witt Chapel.
Memorials are suggested to Integrity Hospice and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.
Yoga Classes Offered On Tuesday Evenings
Denise Duncan saw a need for a Yoga class in Fort Scott and is filling that need.
“Since the Shiney Yoga Studio shut down, I saw a great need,” she said. “There is one with private classes but I wanted a place where everyone could come do yoga.”
Duncan has secured a Yoga instructor, Rachel Henderson of Iola.
“I met this couple from Iola and she was teaching (Yoga) and I asked if she would teach a class in Fort Scott,” Duncan said.
Duncan is the owner of the Beaux Art Center and is using a part of the building for the Yoga class.
“We meet at our loft apartment upstairs, 102 S. National Ave,” she said.
The classes are held on Tuesdays at 6 p.m.
The cost is $10 per class.
“It is for young/old, chubby/skinny, beginner/pro,” Duncan said. “You can go at your own pace.”
Participants should wear loose clothing or yoga pants, and bring their own Yoga/exerecise mat, she said.
Legislative Update By State Senator Caryn Tyson
March 1, 2019
Turnaround is the halfway point in the legislative session. It is a point when bills die that have not passed the originating chamber or have not been in an exempt committee. The Senate exempt committees are Federal & State Affairs, Tax, and Ways & Means. Generally, there is a major push to work as many bills as possible before the turnaround. My first year in the legislature we worked long hours for several days, including 24 hours the last day before turnaround. This year was much different. We worked several bills and then Senate leadership decided to take off the last day before turnaround. Needless to say, it was disappointing. While I appreciate the meticulous pace in working legislation, we could have worked another day on the floor and completed more of the State’s business.
Taking an approved Motor Vehicle Accident Prevention Course will qualify most drivers for a reduction in their motor vehicle insurance. Some insurance companies offer as much as a 10% discount. The course must be completed every three years. Currently, an online course takes four hours to complete, while an in-person course takes eight hours to complete. Senate Bill (SB) 94 would make a course four hours, regardless if online or in-person. The bill passed the Senate unanimously.
KS Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) requested SB 49 that would remove the cap on cabin rentals owned and operated by KDWPT. I did not support removing the cap and raised the question – should state government be in the business of competing with private sector lodging accommodations? The bill passed the Senate with 29 Yes and 11 No votes.
Eudora Community Library District Act, SB 50, would allow the city of Eudora and the local township to continue to be a library district. Eudora was a class 3 city that formed a library district with the local township. However, Eudora became a class 2 city because of an increase in population, which forced a change in the library district. This may not seem like important legislation but it is because most library districts are taxing authorities. Statewide, Kansas libraries collect approximately $114 million a year in property taxes. The new Eudora Library Board would first be appointed, not allowing voters an opportunity to select their representation. While I support libraries, I am a stronger advocate for elected representation. The bill passed Yes 27 to No 12. I voted No.
Law enforcement must obey the rules of the road as we do. SB 34 would give law enforcement some leeway when the rules impede law-enforcement action. The bill passed the Senate 34 Yes to 4 No. I voted Yes.
Advance Ballot Signatures: SB 130 would require county election officers try to contact each voter who submits an advance ballot that is not signed or the signature does not match the signature on file, allowing the voter an opportunity to correct it before final canvass. While I have concern as to the logistics, especially in larger counties, we need to make every attempt that all legal ballots are counted. The bill passed the Senate unanimously.
There were many more bills debated and passed, too many to list here. Many legislators support transparent government, myself included. As a result of this effort committee meetings and daily sessions are available online. Legislation and the meetings can be found at www.kslegislature.org.
It is an honor and a privilege to serve as your 12th District State Senator.
Caryn
The Bourbon County Commission Agenda March 5
Agenda
Bourbon County Commission Room
1st Floor, County Courthouse
210 S. National Avenue
Fort Scott, KS 66701
Tuesdays starting at 9:00
Date: March 5th, 2019
1st District-Lynne Oharah Minutes: Approved: _______________
2nd District-Jeff Fischer Corrected: _______________
3rd District-Nick Ruhl Adjourned at: _______________
County Clerk-Kendell Mason
9:00-9:10-Wellness
9:15-10:15-Jim Harris
10:30-11:00-Bill Martin-Juvenile Placement
11:00-12:00-Justin Meeks
Executive Session- Attorney Client Privilege-15 min.
Executive Session-Personnel matters of individual non-elected personnel-30 min.
12:00-1:30-Commissioners gone to lunch
1:30-Christi Keating-Update on EMS
Obituary of Audrey Ann Proffitt
Audrey Ann Proffitt, age 81, a resident of Prescott, Kansas, passed away Thursday, February 28, 2019, at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas.
She was born November 12, 1937, the daughter of Jesse Belmont Crane and Vera Davis Crane. From the age of eight, she was raised by her father and his wife, Lillian Mayfield Crane. Audrey married Lewis William Proffitt on June 3, 1956. She had worked for several years as a nurse’s aide. The last several years, she worked as and administrative assistant and social service designee for the Country View Nursing Home in Prescott. Audrey enjoyed gardening and tending her flowers. She took pride in her yard and her home always being neat and tidy.
She is survived by her three daughters, Peggy Proffitt, of Iola, Kansas; Barbara Proffitt, of Pleasanton, Kansas and Ronni McCain, of Prescott, Kansas; two daughters-in-law, Carol Proffitt of Colorado and Sarha Peterson, of Iola, Kansas; twelve grandchildren, Pamela Patterson, Tyrene Cook, Anthony Perry, Damien Blackwell, Thomas Smith, Dustin Meek, Jacqueline Smith, Cheyanne McCain, Clifford Peterson, Robert Peterson, June Sellman and Derick Peterson; forty-four great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren with two more on the way. Also surviving are a brother, Sam Crane and wife, Connie, of Texas and a sister, Charlotte Shipley, of West Plains, Missouri.
Her husband, preceded her in death on February 22, 1991. She was also preceded in death by a son, Dale Proffitt, a granddaughter, Sarah Ann Mueller, five brothers, Dale, Bobby and Lester Crane and CW and Wallace Shaffer; three sisters, Norma Beebe, Elsie Bawgus and Louella Womelsdorf and two brothers-in-law, Ron Womelsdorf and Max Shipley.
Pastor Lloyd Houk will conduct funeral services at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, March 7th at the Cheney Witt Chapel.
Burial will follow in the Woods Cemetery near Redfield, Kansas.
The family will receive friends from 5to 7 P.M. Wednesday evening at the Cheney Witt Chapel.
Memorials are suggested to the Audrey Proffitt Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.
Senator Hilderbrand’s Weekly Communications
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Kansas Emergency Department Data Available
KDHE’s KIC Website Offers New Data from Emergency Departments
Tool makes diagnoses and other statistics available online for first time
TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has added a new dataset to its online health data query tool, Kansas Information for Communities (KIC). Emergency department data from the state’s general hospitals is now available on the KIC page.
“Using KIC, individuals and policy makers will be able to see the diagnoses that bring almost 900,000 residents to emergency departments at Kansas hospitals,” said KDHE Acting Secretary and State Health Officer Lee A. Norman, M.D. “This information can provide an insight into the injuries and illnesses affecting Kansans, many of which are preventable.”
Using the KIC emergency department data, individuals will be able to produce statistics on the number of ED visits by county, race, ethnicity, sex and various diagnosis categories. The diagnosis codes are grouped using a clinical classification software developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The same categories are used in the hospital discharge or inpatient diagnoses that are reported in the KIC hospital discharge query tool.
KIC can produce counts, rates and age-adjusted hospital ED or inpatient rates. Other datasets contained in KIC include hospital discharge procedures, births, deaths, pregnancies, cancer and population. Data used in KIC is deidentified with some small counts or unreliable rates suppressed. The KIC web site also hosts a variety of other statistics, data and resources. The URL is http://kic.kdheks.gov.
Gov. Kelly Tells of Path Forward
Governor Kelly outlines first seven weeks in office, encourages focus on schools
The following statement is from Governor Laura Kelly:
Good morning. In the seven weeks since the inauguration, my administration has been hard at work.
I presented a plan that balanced the budget, prioritized schools, paved the way for Medicaid expansion, invested in children and families, enhanced public safety, and left the largest ending balance in two decades.
My budget was structured to stabilize our fragile state finances and pay down the record amount of debt racked up during the last eight years. Not only that, my bipartisan Cabinet hit the ground running with the long, hard task of rebuilding our state agencies.
Together, we’ve increased transparency by sharing, honestly, the severity of the problems we uncovered at the Department of Corrections, Department for Children and Families, and Department of Revenue. We’ve shed light on the number of no-bid contracts hidden throughout state government.
Contracts worth tens of millions of dollars, that didn’t go through the proper channels, and may not be in the best interests of Kansans.
My team at the Department of Administration is currently in the process of developing new, stricter standards of ethics and accountability in the procurement process. We look forward to announcing that plan once it is finalized in the coming weeks. And we are just getting started. We understand the urgency of our work. Our work touches the lives of Kansans every day and we take that very seriously.
Unfortunately, I’m disappointed that the Legislature has yet to act with the same level of urgency, especially given the breadth of our challenges and the deadlines we face.
As a former legislator, I have deep respect for the legislative process. It is not unusual for many of the biggest issues of the session to be resolved later in the session. This is not a race. But the deadlines are real. And they are right around the corner. It’s frustrating that little progress has been made on the most critical issue of the session: school funding.
After seven weeks, I worry that some legislative leaders have allowed serious deliberations and the development of policy alternatives give way to partisan games and unnecessary name calling.
In 2011, the first year of the previous administration, the Legislature debated and acted on 99 more pieces of legislation by this point in the session than they have this year. At this moment, halfway into the session, just one piece of legislation has reached my desk.
I’ve met with leadership. I’ve met with lawmakers of both parties. And my door continues to be open. I’m eager to find bipartisan consensus when lawmakers return for the second half of the session. I’m looking forward to seeing their plans so we can begin negotiations.
On election night in November, I was hopeful that lawmakers could put our differences aside and work together on behalf of Kansas families. Today, I choose to remain hopeful. I am ready to find middle ground.
I was elected to rebuild our state following years of mismanagement and failed policy. I offered a plan to do just that. I hope lawmakers will join me in earnest when they return.
In the meantime, my team will continue to do our work – cleaning up messes and charting a more responsible path forward. We will continue to put the best interest of families first. We will prioritize schools, health care, roads, and job growth.
Thank you for coming today.