Serving 18 Counties in Northwest Kansas
Northwest
Kansas
Area Agency on Aging
CARE (Client Assessment & Referral Evaluation)
Senior Health Insurance/ Prescription Drug Program
Disease Prevention/ Health Promotion
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Last Modified 3/17/05
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Exercise
program –
Fort Hays State University travels to the mealsites in Northwest Kansas
demonstrating exercises appropriate for seniors. They also set up exercise programs for those wishing to
participate.
· Medication Management – If you are 60 or older, and live in the 18 Northwest Kansas counties, please call us at 1-800-432-7422 to receive a free pill box.
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Stroke
Rehabilitation –The NWKAAA has provided Fort Hays State’s Stroke Research &
Rehabilitation Center with a grant that has allowed them to purchase a
NuStep. This is a special piece of equipment that allows stroke patients
to exercise both their healthy side and the affected side by strapping the
feet to the foot pedal and tying the hands to the arm poles with a wrap.
Exercising helps to reduce the risk of clots, which in turn reduces the
risk of another stroke. A
session consists of monitoring heart rates, oxygen levels and blood
pressure. The NWKAAA has provided funding to FHSU to help provide this
service to those who are unable to afford it. The center is open 5 days a
week, for more information please call 785-628-5549.