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Talbot County Council approves FY26 Senior Care plan to help older residents age in place
Summary
The council unanimously approved the FY26 Senior Care plan after a presentation by health department staff describing program eligibility, budget allocations and service breakdowns. The program is state-funded and administered locally; the FY26 budget plan allocates 70% of funds to gap-filling direct services.
Talbot County Council on Nov. 4 voted unanimously to approve the county’s FY26 Senior Care plan, a state-funded program administered locally by the Talbot County Health Department that provides in-home assessments, case management and gap-filling services to residents age 65 and older at risk of nursing-facility placement.
Carrie Adi, nurse program supervisor, told the council the program uses an evidence-based in-home assessment and provides four core services: screening for eligibility, comprehensive in-home assessment, a case manager to coordinate services, and a pool of gap-filling funds to purchase services for eligible clients. Dr. Falmy, the county’s health officer, joined Adi for the briefing.
The FY26 budget allocation described by staff was: 7% for administration, 23% for case management, and 70% for direct gap-filling services. Eligibility thresholds read to the council included an individual monthly income limit of $3,997 and asset limits cited as less than $11,000 for an individual (the transcript lists these figures as presented by staff). Staff also noted the program served its highest number of clients in recent history in FY25 without a wait list and that the average spending per client was about $1,000 for the year.
Staff outlined how funds were spent in FY25: chores (23%), emergency response systems (22%), medical supplies (22%), personal care (20%), prescription co-pays (12%) and a small supplement for adult day care (1%). The council recognized the program’s staff and local partners and thanked them for their work.
A motion to adopt the FY26 plan passed by unanimous roll-call vote.
