PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-09-29

The city is approving contracts with seven home care companies to provide in-home respite care services for the Houston Health Department, with a combined maximum value of $4,750,000 over one year plus up to four one-year renewal options.

What it means for you

Houston residents who qualify for in-home respite care through the Houston Health Department may receive those services from one of seven named providers.

Outcome

Adopted — action noted on the official agenda, which assigns Ordinance 2026-0829 but records no vote count. Official agenda of September 29, 2026, with notes of action taken.

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Official sources

Official agenda with notes of action taken — the record posted for this meeting (PDF) ↗

This is the agenda the City Secretary posted with notes of action taken. It records the action and the ordinance or motion number assigned to each item; it does not record vote counts.

How to weigh in

Where: City Hall, 901 Bagby, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
When: Council meets Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. & Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. Public Session — when you can speak — is Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on the last Tuesday of the month).
Speak: Register by 3:00 p.m. the Monday before: call 832.393.1100, email speakers@houstontx.gov, or go in person to the City Secretary (City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby, Room P101). Each speaker gets 1–3 minutes.
Watch: Live on HTV ↗

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Quick answersfrom the official record

How much?$4,750,000minutes ↗

Who's paid?Chartwell Community Services Inc. dba Elara Caring, Haselden Homecare, Inc. dba Synergy Homecare of Katy, Houston Home Care, LLC dba Home Instead, Mosher Initiatives, Inc. dba Synergy Homecare of Conroe, SLJ Ventures LLC dba Synergy Homecare Northeast Houston, and Space City Senior Care, LLC dba Home Insteadminutes ↗

Which fund?Grant Fundminutes ↗

Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Houston Health Department brought it forward. Taken up at the September 29, 2026 meeting — Adopted.official record ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260929-26 — data from official records via PlainDocket.