Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Clients and caregivers urge county action after contract cancellations and stalled IHSS talks
Summary
Multiple speakers at the board meeting urged supervisors to restore contracts for Holiday Helping Hands (HHH) and to reach a fair IHSS contract for home‑care providers. HHH clients and staff said June cancellations would close beds and displace people; IHSS workers told the board they have been without a new contract since January.
Speakers at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting urged the county to act to avert service disruptions after contractors and unionized care workers raised separate but related contract concerns during public comment.
Holiday Helping Hands - Several current and former residents and staff from Holiday Helping Hands (HHH), a nonprofit service provider, told supervisors that on June 18 they were informed that HHH’s JKOD contracts would be canceled “without due process,” leaving 116 beds and roughly 50 staff at risk. Dr. Katina Holiday, CEO of Holiday Helping Hands, said the cancellations were announced without the opportunity to respond to allegations and appealed to the board for fairness and to…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
