Pulse development · 1 cited source · September 15, 2026
Outagamie's Home-Care Handoff Moves Toward Dec. 31
Beth Roberts said the change uses a different funding stream to cover the same services. Some Outagamie County residents worry they could lose care they trust.
Outagamie County plans to end Supportive Home Care on Dec. 31 and move participants to other service plans. County Health & Human Services Director Beth Roberts said many counties started similar programs when older residents faced waitlists, then began shifting to Wisconsin Family Care as that program started. Outagamie gave participants five months’ notice. The program has served up to 124 participants at a time and now has closer to 110 as staff leave and people enroll in Family Care. Roberts called the program non-mandated and non-funded, and said the change uses a different funding stream for the same services.
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- Outagamie County plans to end Supportive Home Care on Dec. 31.
- Beth Roberts said the change uses a different funding stream to cover the same services.
- Some Outagamie County residents worry they could lose care they trust.
- Outagamie County plans to transition Supportive Home Care participants to different service plans.
- Beth Roberts said most counties started Supportive Home Care when elderly residents faced service waitlists.
- Beth Roberts said counties began switching to Wisconsin Family Care after that program started.
- Outagamie County gave participants five months’ notice of the program's end.
- The Supportive Home Care program has had up to 124 participants and now has closer to 110 as staff leave and people enroll in Family Care.
- Beth Roberts called Supportive Home Care a non-mandated, non-funded program.
- Beth Roberts said the change uses a different funding stream to cover the same services.
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