The Best Times features advertising directories that are included annually as supplements to the newspaper. The directories are designed to be a useful resource for individuals and families, with articles, information, helpful Web sites, area resources, and more. We hope that these publications will be helpful to you and your family in making decisions about appropriate service choices available in the community.

The listings in each directory are paid advertisements, and should not be considered a definitive list of facilities and service providers. Inclusion in the directories does not constitute an endorsement for the providing agency by The Best Times or Johnson County Human Services.

Four directories are available online at http://hsa.jocogov.org/information/specialdirectories.shtml:

• Nursing & Rehabilitation Facilities
• In-Home Care Agencies and Hospice Providers
• Assisted Living Facilities and Assisted Living Memory Care Facilities
• Independent Living Retirement Communities

A fifth directory, Funeral Homes, Crematories and End-of-Life Planning, will be published for the first time in the October Best Times.

To download a directory for reading or printing, click on the cover of the guide you wish to explore. Then click on the arrows at the bottom of your screen to page through the directory.

For more information on senior resources and the scope of programs offered in the area, call 913-715-8861 for Aging Information. An aging information specialist is available to share information and resources with you on behalf of the Johnson County Area Agency on Aging.