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Greene County committee approves aging-services agreements amid debate over home-care pay and staffing
Summary
The Greene County committee approved multiple contracts for aging services and discussed caregiver shortages, delivery charges for meal providers and a pilot to assign dedicated aides to clients to reduce wait lists and avoid nursing-home placements.
Greene County’s Health Services Committee on an undisclosed date approved a series of authorizing agreements with local aging-service providers and discussed staffing challenges in home-based care.
The committee approved motions to authorize multiple agreements for the Greene County Department of Human Services (Aging), including a lease agreement for a location in the town of Jewett and provider agreements described on the agenda for senior projects and visiting nurse services. Several motions were moved, seconded and carried with vocal "Aye" votes; the transcript records approvals but does not provide full roll-call tallies.
Committee members questioned a discrepancy in meal-provider…
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