Residential Care
A permanent home with help for everything daily life now asks: bathing, dressing, moving safely, medications, meals, laundry and companionship. Private and shared rooms available.
What living here is like
State-licensed Kansas Home Plus
A real home in Wichita, where residents get the attention of a family.
Happy Care Home Plus is a small residential care home — one house, one table, and no more than twelve residents. There is skilled nursing on staff, food cooked in our own kitchen, and the same familiar faces every single morning.
Tours available seven days a week, usually within 48 hours.
1:4
daytime caregiver ratio
- Licensed by KDADS
- Skilled nursing on staff
- Twelve residents maximum
- Awake staff overnight
12
Residents maximum, by licence
1:4
Caregiver to resident, daytime
24/7
Awake, on-site caregiving
The part nobody explains
What is a “Home Plus,” exactly?
It is not a brand name or a marketing term. In Kansas, Home Plus is a licence category issued by the Department for Aging and Disability Services for an adult care home serving no more than twelve residents in a single-family residence.
That number is the whole story. Twelve people means a caregiver knows that Mr. Alvarez takes his coffee before his tablets, that Dorothy gets anxious when the television is loud, and that a quiet morning is a change worth mentioning to the nurse. Those are the observations that keep people safe, and they are almost impossible to make across a ninety-bed building.
We are a house on a residential street. There is a kitchen, a living room, a yard, and a dining table everyone sits around. Not a wing. Not a campus. A home.
How the options actually compare
Scroll the table sideways to see every option.
| Happy Care Home Plus | Large assisted living | Nursing home | Staying at home | |
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| People in the building | 12 maximum | 60–200 | 60–200+ | One |
| Caregiver ratio | 1:4 daytime | Roughly 1:12–1:20 | Roughly 1:10–1:15 | 1:1 only while an aide is there |
| Setting | A house on a residential street | Apartment building or campus | Clinical facility | Their own home |
| Meals | Cooked in our kitchen, eaten at one table | Dining-hall service | Dining hall or tray service | Depends who is available |
| Who provides the care | The same small team, daily | Rotating shifts across floors | Rotating shifts and departments | Varies by agency and week |
| Skilled nursing | On staff | Often contracted or visiting | On site | Home-health visits only |
| What you pay for | One monthly rate covering care, meals and the room | Base rent plus tiered care fees | Daily clinical rate | Hourly aide time, billed as used |
| Best suited to | Someone who needs genuine care but not an institution | Independent seniors who want amenities and activities | Complex, changing medical needs | Early needs with strong family support nearby |
Figures for the other options are typical Kansas ranges and vary by provider. We are happy to talk through where a competitor would serve your family better than we would.
Our care
Three ways families come to us
Whether you are planning months ahead or calling from a hospital corridor this afternoon, we will tell you plainly what we can do.
Respite & Short Stays
A few days or a few weeks — for recovery after a hospital stay, while family travels, or simply because the person doing the caring needs to rest. Many families use respite to try us before deciding anything.
How short stays work
Skilled Nursing
Nursing oversight on staff, not contracted out. It means we can accept residents other small homes turn away, respond to changes without a move, and take hospital discharges quickly.
What we can and cannot accept
Have a look around
You can tell a lot about a care home from its kitchen
These are real photographs of our house — not a showroom, not a rendering. Come and see it in person; we will not ask you to book weeks ahead.
Daily life
A day at Happy Care
Unhurried and predictable, which for most of our residents matters more than anything on an activities calendar.
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From 7:00
Waking, in their own time
Nobody is woken to a schedule. Help with washing and dressing whenever they are ready, and morning medications with the nurse.
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8:30
Breakfast at the table
Cooked to order and eaten together. Coffee, conversation, and the radio or the newspaper for whoever wants it.
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10:00
Moving and visiting
Gentle exercise, a walk in the yard, cards, music, hair days, or a therapist or podiatrist visiting the house.
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12:30
The main meal
The largest meal of the day, home-cooked. Special diets, soft foods and favourites are all accommodated.
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Afternoon
Rest and family
Naps, television, the porch, or grandchildren. Visitors are welcome whenever suits you rather than whenever suits us.
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Evening & overnight
Supper, then quiet
A lighter supper, evening medications, and help settling in. A caregiver stays awake through the night, every night.
“Happy Care Home Plus has been a blessing for our family. The staff is compassionate, caring, and truly dedicated to providing the best possible care for our loved ones. We are so grateful for the support and comfort they offer.”
Straight answers about money
One monthly rate, and no surprises in it
We charge a single monthly rate that covers the room, every meal and snack, laundry, housekeeping, activities, personal care, and staffing around the clock. No add-on fee the first time someone needs help getting dressed.
What that rate comes to depends on the level of care your family member needs, so we would rather quote it properly than guess at it here. Call us and you will get the full picture in one conversation — the rate, anything billed separately, and an honest read on what to expect. You will not have to ask three times.
- Room, utilities and all furnishings
- Three home-cooked meals plus snacks
- Personal care and help with daily living
- Medication management and nursing oversight
- Laundry, linens and housekeeping
- Activities, outings and companionship
- Awake caregiving staff overnight
- Coordination with doctors, therapy and hospice
Not sure yet?
Is it time to think about care?
Six questions that reflect what families usually notice first. Your answers stay in your browser — nothing is sent to us, saved, or seen by anyone.
Questions families ask first
Straight answers
Is someone awake overnight?
Yes. A caregiver is awake and on duty through the night, every night. We do not use sleeping or on-call overnight staff.
What exactly is a Home Plus?
It is a licence category issued by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services for a care home serving no more than twelve residents in an ordinary house. It is a real home on a residential street, not a wing of a larger facility.
Can my mother stay if her needs increase?
Usually, yes. Having skilled nursing on staff means we can support many changes in condition that would require a move elsewhere. There are limits, and we will always tell you honestly and early if we reach ours — including what we would recommend instead.
How much does it cost, and what does that include?
Our monthly rate covers the room, all meals and snacks, laundry, housekeeping, activities, personal care and around-the-clock staffing. Because the right rate depends on the level of care someone needs, we will quote it for you directly. Give us a call and we will walk you through the full picture, including anything billed separately, before you commit to anything.
Can we visit whenever we like?
Yes. This is your family member's home, and families are welcome. We ask only that you avoid personal-care times so residents keep their privacy and dignity.
How quickly can someone move in from the hospital?
Often within a few days, provided we have an opening and the physician orders and assessment are complete. Discharge planners are welcome to call our direct line and we will tell you the same day whether we can take the referral.
Come and see for yourself
Visit us before you decide anything
Come at a mealtime. Look in the fridge. Talk to whoever is on shift, and watch how residents are spoken to when nobody is performing for a visitor. That will tell you more than any website can.
Call and you will reach someone who works in the house, not a call centre. If we are not the right fit for your family, we will say so, and point you toward somewhere that is.
- 1234 N Placeholder Ave, Wichita, KS 67200
- (316) 555-0142
- info@happycarehomeplus.com
- Serving Wichita, Derby, Haysville, Andover, Maize and the surrounding area
Request a visit
We will call you back the same day, usually within a couple of hours.