Midland Care Connection history

One of the early founders, Elizabeth Wooster, explained to the Topeka State Journal in July of 1978: “One of the hardest things for a physician is to tell a patient he has terminal illness.

In February 1980, after ten months of prayer and research, a twelve-member Steering Committee was formed.

Incorporated in 1981 in Midland, Texas as a not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization

In 1994, Midland Care purchased the three buildings formerly occupied by the Menninger Children’s Hospital in Topeka for a new, 22-acre campus.

In 1996, the first Celebration Walk was held, later to become Midland Care’s largest annual event and fundraiser.

The House at Midland Care opened as the first inpatient hospice facility in the state of Kansas in 2000.

Permian Basin's only children's grief center - opened in January 2003

In 2004, a Respite Center opened to provide overnight respite services for caregivers.

Celebrated 25 years of service to the community - 2006

In 2007, Midland Care became the nation’s 37th Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), a national program that provides community-based care and services to people who would otherwise need a nursing home level of care.

Rays of Hope celebrated 5 years of service - January 2009

Midland Care recognized and responded to this need by opening a PACE and Adult Day Center in North Lawrence in 2010.

In 2011, Midland Care Home Health became Medicare Certified and the Palliative Care program reorganized and expanded.

In 2013, As Midland Care evolved to offer more services, a need for senior housing led the organization to purchase assisted living and home plus facilities in Valley Falls and Topeka.

In 2015, Midland Care renovated a new building in Topeka on 6th Avenue designed to become the Center for Hope and Healing, a freestanding facility to support grieving families.

In 2016, Midland Care saw a significant expansion in PACE services with the addition of new PACE Center in downtown Kansas City, Kansas.