Lawrence is the county seat of Douglas County and home to the University of Kansas. The Census Bureau estimated about 96,000 people in Lawrence and about 121,000 in Douglas County in 2025. About 12.7% of Lawrence residents were 65 or older in the 2020-2024 American Community Survey, while about 16.4% of Douglas County residents were 65 or older in the Vintage 2025 estimates (U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts). In a university town the city figure runs well below the county's, so do not read it as a small senior market.
Lawrence is a town people move through. Only about 72.4% of Lawrence residents lived in the same house a year earlier in 2020-2024, well below the statewide 85.7% (QuickFacts). Many families researching care here grew up in Lawrence and now live somewhere else, or are retirees who moved here later in life. Write for someone who may not know the local street names, and make your location, phone number and tour options easy to find.
LMH Health, whose main hospital is on Maine Street, is the local hospital and the main local source of discharges to rehab, home health and hospice. Many residents also travel to Kansas City or Topeka for specialty care, so providers that coordinate with The University of Kansas Health System or Stormont Vail Health should say so.
The Jayhawk Area Agency on Aging serves Shawnee, Jefferson and Douglas counties. Smaller Douglas County towns like Eudora and Baldwin City, and nearby Tonganoxie and De Soto, are where many families actually live, so name them on your service area page.
Hospitals and health systems that refer patients
Towns families search from
Eudora, Baldwin City, Lecompton, Perry, Tonganoxie, De Soto, Ottawa, Topeka, Olathe. A good Lawrence site names the places your residents and their families actually come from.
Kansas rules that apply here
Licensing, inspections, payment programs and the ombudsman for Lawrence are set at the state level. See what a Kansas care provider website should show.
Questions
Why does Lawrence show a low share of older adults?
Lawrence is a university town. The city figure was about 12.7% age 65 and older in 2020-2024, while Douglas County as a whole was about 16.4% in 2025, per U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts.
What is the hospital in Lawrence?
LMH Health, with its main hospital at 325 Maine Street.
Which agency on aging covers Douglas County?
The Jayhawk Area Agency on Aging serves Shawnee, Jefferson and Douglas counties.
