Today I went to the 8:30 AM meeting of the McHenry County Board’s Public Health Committee. Lots of interesting information surfaced as budgets from various departments were outlined. During the public comment time, I asked for an explanation of the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Nursing Home
I have written before how the McHenry County Board is accumulating tens of millions of dollars more than can be justified. Today, a friend of McHenry County Blog has prepared a chart that show how the County Board has systematically … Continue reading
A contribution from another person who has looked at the McHenry County Nursing Home’s financial statements and finds them grossly excessive: Valley Hi is pretty much running at break even, which is what government enterprises should do. It has revenues … Continue reading
A friend of McHenry County Blog has been looking at the McHenry County nursing home’s finances. Here is the conclusion: The building is paid off, the home is running at near breakeven, and there is an excess $40 million accumulated … Continue reading
A friend of McHenry County Blog attended the Valley Hi Operating Board meeting Tuesday night and sent the following notes. The Tom is Thomas Annarella, the County Nursing Home’s Administrator. 1. Tom’s legislative update, some reimbursement rate hike (8.1%) after ten … Continue reading
In response to a Freedom of Information request, the McHenry County Board has released a draft of the County nursing home’s capital improvement plan. Taxpayers may find it of interest, especially because the tax levy will be discussed, as will … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Barb Wheeler: Wheeler Aims to Alleviate Home Healthcare Springfield, IL…Working with local property tax assessors and home healthcare providers, State Rep. Barbara Wheeler (R-Crystal Lake) has introduced House Bill 3715, a measure aimed at … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Springfield: FORMER ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CHIEF OF STAFF CHARGED WITH BRIBERY AND TAKING KICKBACKS, MAIL FRAUD, OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE To Date: 13 Defendants Charged in Ongoing State Grant / … Continue reading
And, according to this email today from Defend the Vote‘s Sharon Meroni, the Democratic Party election officials won’t even tell who the judges will be who take votes from nursing home residents. The voting will be Friday and she seeks … Continue reading
A press release from State Senator Pam Althoff: IL Senate passes “Paul’s Law” to combat group home abuse SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Senate on Wednesday approved tough new legislation aimed at combating the abuse of the developmentally disabled, says … Continue reading
That’s what the following press release from the Crystal Lake Police Department says, “contact with the resident of an insulting nature.” That, plus “gaining unauthorized possession of her medication for his own personal use,” got Harvard’s 25-year old Jeremiah Healls … Continue reading
The McHenry County Board is due to discuss how much control it shall give to an quasi-independent board that will run the county nursing home, named Valley Hi. In August I offered two “quality of care” ideas that I got … Continue reading
Here’s the mission statement on the McHenry County web site for McHenry County’s nursing home: Mission Statement Valley Hi Nursing Home, Woodstock, IL, is operated for the benefit of the aged population of McHenry County who require public assistance. Valley … Continue reading
When I was in the General Assembly, probably in the 1970’s, there was a very, very conservative state representative from Decatur named Webber Borchers. His other claim to fame was being the second Chief Illiniwek. Besides being very, very conservative, … Continue reading