Supervisors renew call to close county nursing home | Hudson Star-Observer | Hudson, Wisconsin: "[ the St. Croix County Health Center nursing home] faces a $1.1 million deficit for 2012 that St. Croix County taxpayers will have to cover if it comes to reality, HHS board members explained."
"The nursing home also receives a federal tax subsidy in the form of Intergovernmental Transfer funds, said HHS Board member Tim Hood, estimated to be about $489,659 this year."
"Board Chairman Fred Horne reminded the group that St. Croix County voters had overwhelmingly approved an advisory referendum calling for a continuation of the New Richmond-based nursing home.
But Hood noted that the financial picture shared with voters was that tax support would amount to about $330,000 in 2012, not $1.1 million or $1.6 million."
"With new nursing homes being constructed, including the new Deerfield Gables in New Richmond, resident numbers could be down at the county nursing home making the financial picture even worse."
"operational costs at the county-owned nursing home are much higher than the average governmentally-owned nursing home in the upper Midwest. Much of the higher-than-average costs are associated with wages and a benefits package that are much higher than similar facilities in nearby communities"
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