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Wright County HHS cites high child-support and adult-protection performance; timeliness remains a concern
Summary
Health & Human Services director Jamie told the Wright County board the county exceeded several state averages on adult-protection and child-support metrics but noted a corrective action on timeliness and an ongoing wait list for home- and community-based services.
Wright County Health & Human Services reported strong results on several measures during the board's Jan. 6 meeting, while also flagging areas needing improvement.
Jamie, the department director, told commissioners the county achieved 99.9% of vulnerable-adult maltreatment reports with an initial disposition made within five working days, compared with a statewide benchmark reported in the packet as about 97.16%. Jamie said the number of reports rose from 852 in 2024 to 1,119 in the latest reporting period and noted that the board approved a third adult-protection social worker in 2024.
On child support measures, Jamie reported a paternity-establishment rate of 104% and an orders-established rate of 93.14%, both above regional and statewide averages listed in the packet. Jamie also said collections of current child-support obligations were strong: Wright County's reported current-collections rate was 78.56% of obligations collected.
Jamie said HHS received a largely positive lead-agency review for home- and community-based services, praising casework and provider documentation. The review included one corrective-action area that the department and many peers share: meeting statutory timeliness requirements. Jamie attributed part of the challenge to a wait list for services.
Jamie also described recent collaboration with Public Health Director Sarah Grocious and Community Action representative Carrie Trip on WIC program administration. Jamie said Community Action plans to file a letter of intent in March if it continues to administer the county's WIC program.
The board accepted the HHS consent agenda, including a small set of donor gifts ($84 total) for HHS programs.
Provenance: Jamie's remarks and the donation acceptance are drawn from the Jan. 6 Wright County meeting transcript (discussion begins at SEG 330; director's comments and performance metrics run approx. SEG 352'SEG 416).
