Every active state long-term care license in the two-state metro — Missouri DHSS (Jackson, Clay, Platte, Cass) and Kansas KDADS (Johnson, Wyandotte) — plus Medicare-certified home health and hospice.
288 long-term care facilities hold an active state license in the Kansas City metro — 136 licensed by Missouri DHSS and 152 by Kansas KDADS: 200 assisted living and residential care, 88 nursing homes.
| County | Licensing agency | State licenses | Licensed beds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County, MO | Missouri DHSS | 82 | 6,815 |
| Clay County, MO | Missouri DHSS | 23 | 1,836 |
| Platte County, MO | Missouri DHSS | 17 | 1,301 |
| Cass County, MO | Missouri DHSS | 14 | 1,251 |
| Johnson County, KS | Kansas KDADS | 138 | 6,777 |
| Wyandotte County, KS | Kansas KDADS | 14 | 658 |
CMS adds 42 Medicare-certified home health agencies and 68 hospices with offices in the metro.
Every MO DHSS ALF and RCF, and every KS KDADS assisted living, residential health care and Home Plus license.
Browse →58 listingsMO licenses with a disclosed Alzheimer's special care unit, plus KS licenses named for memory care.
Browse →88 listingsSkilled nursing and nursing facilities on both sides of State Line.
Browse →42 listingsMedicare-certified home health agencies.
Browse →68 listingsMedicare-certified hospice providers.
Browse →See all 200 assisted living licenses →
Assisted living is a state license; memory care is a secured dementia program inside a licensed building. Neither state issues a separate memory care license.
| Assisted living | Memory care | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Missouri: a DHSS-licensed ALF (Option 1 or 2) or RCF. Kansas: a KDADS-licensed assisted living facility, residential health care facility or Home Plus. 24-hour personal care and oversight. | A secured program for people with Alzheimer's or another dementia, run inside a licensed assisted living or nursing building. |
| What it isn't | Not skilled nursing. In both states a resident who needs ongoing skilled care moves to a nursing facility. | Not its own license in either state. Missouri tracks it as a disclosed Alzheimer's special care unit (30 metro assisted living licenses have one); Kansas has no public flag at all. |
| Who licenses it | Missouri DHSS on the Missouri side; Kansas KDADS on the Kansas side. | The same agency as the building it sits in. |
| What to ask for | The license level and the most recent state inspection or survey. | Missouri: the RSMo 198.510 special care disclosure. Kansas: dementia training records and how the service agreement covers cognitive needs. |
| Who pays | Medicare pays for neither. MO HealthNet or KanCare waivers can cover care services for eligible residents, but not room and board. | |
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) licenses facilities in Jackson, Clay, Platte and Cass counties; the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) licenses those in Johnson and Wyandotte counties.
The building's address decides the agency, the rules and the Medicaid program: MO HealthNet on the Missouri side, KanCare on the Kansas side. Every listing here is labeled with its agency.
It lists every active state license, not just paying communities, and every record links back to the official Missouri DHSS or Kansas KDADS data and inspection history.
We don't sell placement on these pages and we don't publish star ratings. Featured profiles are chosen by size and how often Kansas City families ask about them.
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Missouri side (Jackson, Clay, Platte, Cass counties): licenses, levels of care, capacity and Alzheimer's special care unit flags come from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) LTC Directory (file updated October 5, 2026); inspections and complaint investigations from DHSS Show Me Long Term Care.
Kansas side (Johnson, Wyandotte counties): state ID, license categories, beds per category, owner and operator, and posted Statements of Deficiencies come from the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) Adult Care Home Directory. Home health and hospice listings come from the CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Listings are active licenses only. We re-pull both states quarterly. Last updated: October 24, 2026 · Last verified: October 2026.
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