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Medina County senior services unveils 2026–28 strategic plan, flags levy reliance and guardianship challenges
Summary
Senior & Adult Services presented a completed 2026–28 strategic plan based on 144 survey responses (about 60% clients), outlining objectives on outreach, policy organization, staffing/volunteer recruitment, space planning, and collaboration with courts on guardianship and adult protective services cases.
Medina County’s Senior & Adult Services on Tuesday presented a completed strategic plan for 2026–2028 that sets objectives on outreach, internal policy and procedure organization, personnel planning and partnerships to address complex adult protective services and guardianship cases.
Director Laura Toth said the department received 144 survey responses while preparing the plan, about 60% of them from clients, and reported strong performance against the previous plan’s goals, citing success rates of 94–99% across outreach, technology, program expansion, fiscal sustainability and capital improvements. "This is the strategic plan for Medina County Senior and Adult Services, for 2026 through 2028 calendar years," Toth said.
Toth outlined five strategic objectives including expanded outreach (with a focus on the county’s southwest), consolidating policies and procedures for consistent onboarding and operations, expanding internship and volunteer recruitment and planning for leadership transition in 2028. She said space constraints — particularly in Brunswick — may require use of community facilities and temporary space arrangements.
Toth also flagged adult protective services and guardian-appointment cases as an area that requires collaboration with the courts and more attorney involvement; she said the county is meeting regularly with probate court officials to explore options. On funding, Toth emphasized levy reliance: about 60% of the department’s services are supported by property-tax levies, and the department plans public education on levy impacts should renewal be required.
Toth closed with community notes: participation in Subaru’s Share the Love program (which typically yields several thousand dollars for partner services) and a schedule of holiday events in county senior centers. Commissioners thanked staff; no formal action was required on the plan during the meeting.
What’s next: Staff will continue public education on levy-funded services and pursue stakeholder coordination on guardianship and transportation challenges identified in the plan.
