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Commissioners flag Golden Wheel senior meal staffing shortage; plan follow-up
Summary
Commissioner Carla Grund reported the Golden Wheel senior center has lacked a cook for three weeks and asked the county to press the North Central Flint Hills Area Agency on Aging; Health Director Sara Hodges said the agency hires staff and the site subsidizes wages; commissioners agreed to revisit the issue next week.
Commissioner Carla Grund told the commission the Golden Wheel senior center has been without a cook for three weeks and said she was concerned that the North Central Flint Hills Area Agency on Aging was not actively searching for a replacement. Grund said meal and transportation are two core aging services and said the county cannot allow seniors to go without meals.
Health Department Director Sara Hodges explained the Golden Wheel hosts the food program but the North Central Flint Hills Area Agency on Aging hires the cook and manager; Hodges said wages are low and Golden Wheel subsidizes pay. The commission agreed to discuss staffing and potential county engagement on the issue at the next meeting; no formal action or funding was approved at the Feb. 2 session.
