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Consultants tell Douglas County commissioners TRC is valued but limited by state licensing, staffing and funding
Summary
Consultants and Bert Nash leaders told Douglas County commissioners April 22 that the Treatment & Recovery Center (TRC) is a highly valued crisis resource but faces operational and financial strain: KDADS licensing caps admissions at 16 while the facility was built for 32, staffing and data gaps persist, and county staff plan further finance briefings ahead of a May funding request.
At an April 22 work session, Douglas County commissioners and consultants reviewed an interim assessment of the Treatment & Recovery Center, a community crisis facility run by Bert Nash, and identified three immediate constraints: a state licensing cap on admissions, staffing and training shortfalls, and outstanding questions about the TRC’s budget and reimbursement.
Consultant Margie Balffor said the interim report found broad community support for the center. “The community really values the TRC and that’s what we heard time and time again,” Balffor said, urging operational refinements rather than closing the program. Consultants confirmed they will deliver a final report in May with more detailed recommendations.
A central issue is capacity. Commissioners and staff said the physical building was designed to hold as many as 32 people but that the state licensing agency (KDADS) currently limits observation and stabilization admissions to 16. Staff described that mismatch as “fundamentally different from the financial model that we built,” and…
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