Susan Handelsman, who regularly attends the Valley Hi Nursing Home’s Operating Board meetings, left the following long comment under my story about the consultant’s report last week. I think it will add to the discussion of what to do with … Continue reading
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One of the few people who follow Valley Hi Nursing Home finances is Susan Handelsman. She wrote the following in a comment, which I think deserves broader readership: Valley Hi has 3 problems 1. Ongoing difficulty finding sufficient CNAs and … Continue reading
At this point Barnes weighed in. “That’s concerns me,” she said. “You don’t solve that $20 million problem by [lowering the levy]. “I disagree,” Barnes replied. “If you’re going to be thinking about another facility,” Walkup said, “I think that … Continue reading
First, Mike Walkup, not a member of the Finance Committee, asked that the Valley Hi levy be split from the others for voting purposes. Pointing out that he had served on the nursing home’s Operating Board for two years, Walkup … Continue reading
Even though the McHenry County Nursing Home (Valley Hi) had $40.8 million in the bank at the end of July and a budget of only about $10-11 million a year, the County Board is moving toward taxing another $3 million. … Continue reading
This is the third time that this press release has been sent out by the McHenry County Board. The only thing different in this version from the others is the date by which the applications are due. The McHenry County … Continue reading
Let’s say you’re running a local governmental entity that is an enterprise fund. In other words, it’s supposed to break even. It’s supposed to bring in enough money in taxes and fees to prevent its needing a subsidy from another … Continue reading
The red ink keeps oozing out, according to a Daily Herald article by the Daily Herald’s Chuck Keeshan Finance Committee Chairman Marc Munaretto talks of “good structural changes” since Cary-based Revere Healthcare was hired in October 2007 to managed the … Continue reading
The red ink keeps oozing out, according to a Daily Herald article by the Daily Herald’s Chuck Keeshan Finance Committee Chairman Marc Munaretto talks of “good structural changes” since Cary-based Revere Healthcare was hired in October 2007 to managed the … Continue reading
The Valley Hi Committee, the McHenry County Board committee that oversees the county nursing home, has decided to outsource. At least its management. That’s what the Northwest Herald’s Regan Foster reports. At the same meeting, the committee recommended that a … Continue reading
The Valley Hi Committee, the McHenry County Board committee that oversees the county nursing home, has decided to outsource. At least its management. That’s what the Northwest Herald’s Regan Foster reports. At the same meeting, the committee recommended that a … Continue reading