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Health staff propose two RNs and one aide for constrained Home Health program
Summary
County health officials recommended staffing Home Health with two full‑time registered nurses and one home‑health aide, serving only VA and Medicare patients and not offering self‑pay housekeeping; the board asked staff to model feasibility.
Tonya Sulanka, Health Department Administrator, joined by Home Health Administrator Kendra Annon and Immunization Nurse Emily Goddard, presented a proposal on March 23 to staff the county Home Health program with two full‑time registered nurses and one home‑health aide. The presenters said the program would accept only VA and Medicare patients and would not provide self‑pay housekeeping services.
The board asked staff to run feasibility calculations and report back. Sulanka also noted that she, Emily Goddard and a staff member named Teryn would attend the Governor’s Conference next week and that K’Lynn and Teryn will participate in the Early Childhood Safari on April 15 at the Plaza.
Provenance: Home Health staffing discussion appears in SEG 002 of the meeting transcript.
