Health and Human Services recommends ending home care

BEMIDJI—A county home care program providing services to residents since 1970 could close at the end of the year.

While meeting with Beltrami County Commissioners Tuesday, Health and Human Services Director Becky Secore gave a recommendation to the board that would end the agency based on a significant decline in clients in the last two years. Data provided by Secore shows a drop in clients from 112 in 2013 to 91 at the beginning of 2016 to 77 in September.

Secore said the decrease in clients has impacted the number of billable hours as well as hours available for registered nurses and home health aides.

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