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Committees recommend $1 million supplemental to restore senior, home-care and respite services in Montgomery County
Summary
A joint meeting of the Government Operations and Health & Human Services committees recommended a $1,000,000 supplemental appropriation to restore capacity in senior nutrition, home care and respite services after federal funding lapses left wait lists for critical programs.
Montgomery County committees on Monday recommended that the County Council consider a $1,000,000 supplemental appropriation to restore capacity in three aging and disability programs: respite care, senior nutrition and home-based care services.
Dr. Patrice McGee, chief of Aging and Disability Services, told the joint meeting the funding request is designed to “restore balance and stability” to programs strained by federal funding delays and rising local demand. McGee cited program data and federal timing issues as reasons the county must act now to prevent further harm.
The appropriation is aimed at addressing documented wait lists: 141 seniors and adults with disabilities on the senior nutrition waiting list, about 345 residents awaiting assessment for home…
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