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Preferred Home Health asks Lee County Commission for letter backing state application
Summary
A Preferred Home Health representative told the commission the State Health Planning Board identified need for one more home-health provider in Lee County; the company is the lone applicant and requested a county letter of support so the state board can proceed.
A representative for Preferred Home Health asked the Lee County Commission during a work session for a letter of support for the company’s application to provide home health services in Lee County.
The presenter said the State Health Planning Board this year determined there is a need for one additional home-health provider in Lee County and that Preferred Home Health was the only applicant when the process closed last week. The presenter described the services as skilled home health — nursing, wound care, and physical, occupational and speech therapy — typically provided for 30–60 days after a hospital discharge.
The presenter said Preferred Home Health already submitted the draft letter the commission could sign and that, if the CO1 board approves the application (anticipated in January), services could begin immediately. Commissioners asked routine questions about the company’s footprint and timing; the presenter said the company currently operates in a broader North Alabama area, is licensed in multiple counties (12 counties referenced) and can provide services to contiguous counties under its license structure.
Commissioners did not record a formal vote on the letter during the work session. The next procedural step cited by the presenter is review by the CO1 board, expected in January; the commission’s letter of support, if provided, would accompany that application.
