Local Organizations Receive Funds Improving Home and Community-Based Services for the Elderly

Friday, November 4th, 2022 -- 11:00 AM

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services awarded $12 million to 43 organizations that will focus on improving home and community-based services for people who are elderly or have disabilities.

Awards will reach all 72 counties. The initial wave of awardees, whose projects aim to improve and expand the direct care workforce in Wisconsin, are the first to receive this grant funding made possible by the American Rescue Plan Act.

The awarded projects reach both urban and rural areas of the state, and use creative ways to make a positive impact on the direct care workforce through activities like:

• Technology to address workforce shortages, including remote monitoring;
• Inventive recruitment and retention strategies;
• And innovative and targeted marketing.

This vital work addresses an ongoing crisis, and helps DHS continue efforts to create long-term solutions for the direct care workforce. Some local organizations that will receive the funds include the Opportunity Development Centers Inc. in Wood County for $166,350 and the Opportunity of North Central WI Inc. in Marathon County for $113,500.

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