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Burke County DSS reports staffing gains, steady Medicaid caseload and early challenges under new foster-care contractor
Summary
Burke County Department of Social Services reported a modest reduction in vacancies and stable Medicaid enrollment (about 28,000 reported), detailed pressures in CPS caseloads, and described early implementation issues after the statewide foster-care Medicaid contract transitioned to Healthy Blue; the board moved to accept the report (vote tally not specified in transcript).
Corey Fisher, a representative of Burke County Department of Social Services, told the county commissioners the department had 13 openings at the time the report was prepared, a vacancy rate of roughly 7.5 percent, and five hires in November.
Fisher said the department is "meeting all of our EOU metrics for the month of November," and reported Medicaid enrollment remains "about 28,000 recipients." He described Food and Nutrition Services as "pretty stable" at around 10,400 cases, with a modest month-to-month decline of about 300 cases in November.
On child-protective services (CPS), Fisher said…
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