House Human Services - 2026-02-05 - 1:10PM

House Committee on Human Services · February 6, 2026

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Witness opens: need for local step‑down care

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Home‑health agency representative (Speaker 1) described a local gap after a provider left Addison County and framed the problem: medically frail residents are cycling through emergency rooms because they lack home supports or appropriate short‑term residential options.

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A legislative committee heard testimony from a home‑health provider about creating an 8‑bed short‑term care home in East Middlebury to reduce unnecessary ER stays, then reviewed AHS proposals for sheltering, hotel‑based family sheltering, case management and rental assistance funding in the FY27 budget.

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