East Central Kansas Agency on Aging and Disability (CDDO)

The East Central Kansas Area Agency on Aging has provided services in Anderson, Coffey, Franklin, Linn, Miami, and Osage Counties since 1973. The agency works to coordinate and provide programs and services to older adults and caregivers in order to improve quality of life and to support their independence, self-sufficiency, health, and dignity. We strive to be advocates for services that respond to the needs of our clients; whether that be through in-home services, congregate and home delivered meals, case management, legal assistance, health and wellness programs, caregiver support or help with accessing community resources. Our Community Developmental Disability Organization, (CDDO) also allows us to provide services to those with development disabilities in CF, FR  and OS counties. 

Community Developmental Disability Organization (CDDO) is an agency that helps a person with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities to get services that are funded (paid for) by the State and Federal money. In order to get services paid for this way, a person would come to our office and get an application for services to see if he or she can qualify for these services. Our staff can sit down with you and help you fill out this paperwork, if you need this help.   

What Do We Do?

 The CDDO is not a service provider. The CDDO affiliates (contracts) with service providers to provide the services available to people who are eligible for the services on this waiver. The CDDO performs the eligibility assessment and also monitors services for health, safety, welfare, quality, and individual rights purposes.