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DuPage County Care Center update: construction progress, supply orders and staffing extension approved
Summary
Care-center leadership reported demolition and garden improvements, while the committee approved supply contracts and extended a supplemental pharmacy staffing contract to cover parental leave.
Janelle Chandler, representing DuPage County Care Center operations, gave the committee a construction and operations update on June 2. Chandler said demolition work is underway and that the facility’s "secret garden" will receive new beds and irrigation. She also reported that masks remain optional in the facility and that the care center is engaged in detailed departmental budget reviews ahead of FY2027.
The committee approved a purchase order for Professional Medical and Surgical Supply Inc. to provide ostomy, tracheostomy, urological and enteral feeding supplies to the DuPage County Care Center for the contract period July 30, 2026–July 29, 2027, not to exceed $44,000. Members also approved a purchase order for beverage services for the care center and campus not to exceed $30,600.
Separately, the committee approved an amendment to extend United Staffing Network’s contract through Nov. 30, 2026 to continue supplemental pharmacy staffing. Members discussed that the extension is intended to cover parental leave for a pharmacist. The extension passed unanimously on a roll call.
The care-center speaker’s name appears inconsistently in the transcript as both 'Janelle Chandler' and 'Janelle Chadwick'; this article uses the earliest spelling from the record but flags the inconsistency for verification with county staff. The committee did not take additional action on construction beyond updates.
