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Council authorizes CARES post-hospital supportive-care agreement for Olympia Fire Department
Summary
The council approved a resolution authorizing an agreement with Lewis-Mason-Thurston Area Agency on Aging to fund one FTE to provide post-hospitalization supportive care through the Community Assistance Referral and Education Services (CARES) program, intended to reduce 911 calls and hospital readmissions, Councilmember Gilman said.
The Olympia City Council on Sept. 9 approved, as part of the consent calendar, a resolution authorizing an agreement with Lewis-Mason-Thurston Area Agency on Aging for the Olympia Fire Department to provide post-hospitalization supportive care through the Community Assistance Referral and Education Services (CARES) program.
Councilmember Gilman pulled the item for comment prior to the consent vote and described the program as creating one full-time equivalent (FTE)…
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