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Assisted living in Kansas

Kansas licenses assisted living through KDADS, under the license types Assisted Living Facility; Residential Health Care Facility; Home Plus. Kansas does not publish a downloadable list with capacity. CDC's 2020 survey estimated 460 residential care communities with 16,400 beds. HUD's active-loan file shows 12 FHA-insured assisted living loans in Kansas with $53.5 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026.

Licensing

Licensing agency
KDADS
License types
Assisted Living Facility; Residential Health Care Facility; Home Plus
Official program page
kdads.ks.gov
Facility list
HTML report only (webapps.kdads.ks.gov) (2026-10-22)

Licensing details checked against each agency's site on 2026-10-24. HUD requires a Section 232 assisted living project to be licensed or regulated by the state and have at least 20 beds.

CDC survey profile (2020)

The National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study, run by CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, estimates residential care communities with four or more beds. 2020 is its latest wave with state figures, so these numbers differ from the state's own list.

MeasureKansasUS
Communities46030,600
Beds16,4001,197,600
Average beds per community3639
For-profitn/a%81.9%
Chain affiliated66.4%61.4%
Medicaid certified73.6%43.6%
Dementia-only communitiesn/a10.5%
Dementia-only or with a dementia unit14.6%20.5%
Residents 85 and older53.3%49.9%
Residents with Alzheimer disease or other dementias40.7%42.1%

Source: CDC/NCHS, Biennial Overview of Post-acute and Long-term Care (data.cdc.gov). Percentages are of communities, except the resident rows.

HUD Section 232 assisted living loans

Active FHA loans
12
Outstanding
$53.5 million
Median note rate
3.70%
Endorsed since FY2001
17

Since fiscal 2001 HUD has endorsed 17 FHA-insured assisted living loans in Kansas for $97.7 million of original principal, 6 of them for new construction or substantial rehabilitation, and 3 since fiscal 2021. 5 of today's active loans carry a note rate of 5% or more.

Property (HUD name)CityUnitsEndorsedRateBalanceMatures
Avita Senior Living at Rolling HillsFHA 10222060Wichita88May 20163.10%$8,640,768Jun 2051
Country Living of LarnedFHA 10222129Larned42Mar 20265.35%$7,737,598Apr 2061
Glen Carr House Memory CareFHA 10222106Derby48Jul 20235.94%$6,757,478Aug 2058
Lamar Court Assisted Living CommunityFHA 08422063Overland Park86Mar 20153.00%$5,778,632Jul 2047
Rolling HillsFHA 10222042Topeka132Aug 20122.52%$5,488,385Sep 2042
Rose Estates Assisted LivingFHA 08422033Overland Park80Aug 20114.30%$5,366,190Sep 2046
Country Living of LyonsFHA 10222130Lyons18Mar 20265.35%$3,311,447Apr 2061
Homestead of OlatheFHA 10222044Olathe81Aug 20122.52%$3,233,789Sep 2042
Derby Assisted LivingFHA 10243044Derby40Jul 20112.40%$2,354,679Jun 2052
Autumn Place of ColumbusFHA 10222024Columbus60Jun 20095.65%$2,250,028Jul 2039
Council Grove Assisted LivingFHA 10243047Council Grove30Jan 20122.50%$1,645,906Mar 2048
Autumn Place of Baxter SpringsFHA 10222025Baxter Springs31Jun 20095.65%$958,047Jul 2039

Active loans: HUD FHA insured mortgages, active, as of September 30, 2026. Endorsements: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs database, data run July 8, 2026. Facility type comes from HUD's endorsement records.

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