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County Home reports rising census, staffing gaps and equipment repairs; commissioners to reauthorize livestock processing fee
Summary
County Home Superintendent Greg Brown reported a census of 42 with two potential additional residents expected soon, staffing openings on second and third shifts, maintenance needs including an out-of-service industrial washer and a replaced fire control compressor, and community donations and programming; the Board agreed to reauthorize a processing fee to support livestock donations at the county fair.
County Home Superintendent Greg Brown reported to the Board that the facility had a current census of 42 residents, with one new resident expected the following day (projected 43) and one adult day care participant anticipated to transition to permanent residency later in the month (projected 44). Three adult day care participants are currently enrolled.
Brown said first-shift full-time positions are now fully staffed, but one full-time second-shift and two full-time third-shift Resident Care Assistant positions remain open. He reported the retirement July 2 of a long-tenured custodian after 10 years of service; a replacement has been identified and is awaiting BCI clearance. Brown said all shifts are currently covered through use of PRN staff.
Maintenance items include an industrial washer out of service pending a motor replacement and a fire control system compressor that required replacement following an external fault; while the compressor was replaced the facility implemented fire watch protocols. Brown noted the facility generator was functioning properly during a county power outage and ensured food preservation.
Brown highlighted donations and community partnerships: the Crop King hydroponic program is producing lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers for residents, and a Medina County resident donated over 20 cases of incontinence products. He reviewed recent and upcoming resident programming including a root beer float hosted by a local church, a combined annual summer celebration with food truck and entertainment sponsored by Friends, a picnic on the patio, a Medina Kids Care holiday-themed party, a community food-packing outing with Feed Medina County, a Fourth of July meal featuring ribs from the 4‑H livestock auction, and an upcoming Taco Night sponsored by a county resident. Upcoming events include the Litchfield Band performing the evening of July 14, a concert at Sharon Center hosted by Access to the Arts on July 29, and August programming for the county fair.
Commissioner Aaron M. Harrison raised reauthorizing the processing fee resolution that covered larger livestock donations to the County Home at last year’s county fair; the Board agreed to locate the prior one-year resolution and duplicate it for the current year and instructed Rhonda Beck to prepare the resolution.
