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Administrator for Idaho Commission on Aging hears questions from committee as reappointment is considered
Summary
Judy Bicknell Taylor, administrator of the Idaho Commission on Aging, described programs for older Idahoans, one-time pandemic funding uses, and ongoing funding increases while the Senate State Affairs Committee considered her reappointment; a vote was deferred.
Judy Bicknell Taylor, administrator of the Idaho Commission on Aging, appeared before the Senate State Affairs Committee as part of consideration for her reappointment and described the commission's mission and key programs that serve older Idahoans.
"The mission of the Commission on Aging is to prevent early or unneeded institutionalization of our older Idahoans and to keep them living in their communities of choice with safety, dignity, and health for as long as possible," Taylor said, adding she approaches the role as a registered nurse and views public policy as part of nursing practice.
Taylor summarized the commission's primary services: congregate meal programs at senior centers (which she said provide about…
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