$7 MILLION FIXED COSTS that you must pay! Not paid by the State. Montgomery County got out of the County Home business. They still have a non-profit running one. We need to start thinking outside of the box.
And yes, Senders- Things Done Changed -but don't think for a second that expanding government and building huge new public facilities-in a recession-is a prudent, fiscally responsible cost to pass onto future generations. This is all about patronage, grease and not senior care.
Oh, I agree Benny.....but, the fact remains....as the Raucci incident has shown us.....even 'outside the box' the good 'ole boys/girls are greasy.......
and even a not for profit will cost $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.......why???----mandates mandates mandates.......unions unions unions.........
does anyone here know how much a direct care worker in a nursing home makes???(that would be a certified nursing assistant aka CNA)
and remember the folks being taken care of are not apples/oranges in a warehouse, they are people----go ahead take a guess......
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
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No disagreement. We have 2 excellent facilities going to waste-St Claires and Bellevue. Bellevue cannot be kept in its present state much longer. A money pit for Ellis. This is a self created mess because the County KRATS refused to listen to the State. Or anyone else with fiscal sense.
Your comparison to the Mad Bomber scandal is excellent. Nothing is different at the County level. A small group of self important idiots are running this County into the ground. Everyone is either looking the other way or jumping up and down like babboons over a new beanery. One million tax dollars flushed down the pishaloo and a wall of silence. With one exception.
My mom is a resident at a private nursing home now. She pays almost $10,000/MONTH!(and that is just for room and board) She needed to have her funeral arrangement pre-arranged and placed in an irrevocable trust. A security deposit was also needed. If her personal money runs out before she does, then, she (me) will apply for medicaid. Once on medicaid, she will be allowed a personal allowance from her social security check of $50/month. She will also be able to retain $13,800.00 in her own personal account. This would be used for her own use if she chooses.
It is expensive not matter what. And I also think that nursing homes should be privatized.
Do we really think that 'private run' homes are not subsidized......they get 'free' grants and $$ for upgrades.....are some of the 'managers' crooks?.... yup....are all of them crooks---nope.....
the only way to stay out of the 'system' as a resident in need of services is to have ENORMOUS amounts of cash.....that is,,,,if cash remains king....
I see a different future....one based on one's valuation/credit and ATM'rubles'.....along with some BIOS info......JMHO....
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
Glendale discussion has been going on, seriously, for years
Your May 7 editorial calling for real debate before building a new county nursing home, and the May 15 editorial cartoon insinuating that there is not a plan for the home, perpetuate two myths. The truth is, the issue of a new Glendale home has been discussed by the Legislature and the community at length over a period of years, and preliminary site plans were first presented on May 28, 2008. The Gazette has been covering this topic since 2005. Plans exist for a new Glendale Home, including preliminary renderings of a new facility which were available at a public hearing Feb. 12 and at the Legislature meeting May 12. The drawings can also be seen on the county Web site. The bond authorization voted May 12 is also part of the plan. To [say] “serious” discussion has not occurred is disingenuous. In 2005, we explored several options, including regional approaches for a combined nursing home with Albany County. We ultimately decided it best [for] Schenectady County residents to construct a new home. The first Certificate of Need application was authorized by the Legislature in November 2006. Serious discussion occurred again Dec. 14, 2006, when a resolution rejecting the Berger Commission recommendations was approved. On June 28, 2007, we authorized the county manager to submit a preliminary implementation plan to the state Department of Health. In fact, serious discussion occurred four more times. And let us not forget the public hearing held Feb. 12, attended by nearly 200 people. Schenectady County needs the Glendale Home. On average, there is a 99 percent occupancy rate at [our] skilled nursing facilities. Due to the increased number of patients in need of skilled nursing services, and the decreased availability of beds in the county, hospitals have had to place patients more than 50 miles away — away from their families, who in many cases will never see their loved one again due to the necessary travel. Glendale serves residents that may not be as attractive to other private facilities, as evidenced by Glendale’s payer mix of 78 percent Medicaid, which is higher than the county’s other facilities. Glendale works directly with Ellis Hospital to take complex cases that other facilities will not, particularly those with cognitive issues such as dementia. The county Legislature has deliberated for years on the Glendale issue. We have finally decided to develop a new, state-of-the-art complex. It is our moral and ethical responsibility to care for those in need, and to assist those who cannot help themselves. The new Glendale is being built with those goals in mind.
BRIAN GORDON, M.D. Schenectady The writer is co-chair of the Glendale subcommittee.
In other words, if you didn't vote to bankrupt the county taxpayers because you he wasn't creative enough to come up with a sound alternative plan involving the charitable or private sector, you weren't moral or ethical.
"While Foreign Terrorists were plotting to murder and maim using homemade bombs in Boston, Democrap officials in Washington DC, Albany and here were busy watching ME and other law abiding American Citizens who are gun owners and taxpayers, in an effort to blame the nation's lack of security on US so that they could have a political scapegoat."
Glendale serves residents that may not be as attractive to other private facilities, as evidenced by Glendale’s payer mix of 78 percent Medicaid, which is higher than the county’s other facilities. Glendale works directly with Ellis Hospital to take complex cases that other facilities will not, particularly those with cognitive issues such as dementia.
What I have observed in the private nursing home that my mom now resides at, is that almost every resident has dementia in one form or another. Some are from strokes and other medical reasons. The more nursing skills needed for a resident, the more money for the facility. eg. broken hip, heart attack, stroke etc... Those are the guidelines that all facilities must follow which are set in place by the government.
All nursing homes are under the same guidelines, so my main concern would be the care received for my loved one.I have many friends and family members who are searching for a nursing home for their loved one, and the quality of care and location is the most important issues.
CAPITAL REGION Four nursing homes fined over quality deficiencies BY MICHAEL LAMENDOLA Gazette Reporter Reach Gazette reporter Michael Lamendola at 395-3114 or lamend@dailygazette.com.
Four nursing homes in the Capital Region had to pay more than $50,000 in state and federal fines for violating quality care standards, according to a nursing home watchdog group. The affected nursing homes are the Schenectady County-owned Glendale Home in Glenville, fined $21,000; Mount Loretto Nursing Home in Amsterdam, $26,000; Northwoods Rehabilitation and Extended Care Facility-Hilltop in Niskayuna, fined $3,000; and Daughters of Sarah Nursing Center in Albany, fined $2,000. The nonprofit Long Term Care Community Coalition released the list of facilities and fines Monday. Spokesman Richard Mollot said the coalition obtains information about the fines through Freedom of Information requests to state and federal agencies and then reports the fines each quarter. The fines announced Monday were levied between Dec. 1, 2008, and March 13. They cover violations found in surveys conducted by federal and state officials in 2007, 2008 and early 2009. Mollot said there is a delay between the surveys and the fines are because facilities can appeal the violations, a time-consuming process. .............>>>>.........>>>>............>>>>...........................http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....amp;EntityId=Ar01001
Dr Gordon is not being forthcoming. Albany County has also decided to build a new home. With all the phony hot air about "consolidation" this would have been a great place to start. A Colonie Home, to service both Counties would have saved taxpayers millions of dollars. Instead the idiotic DEMS vote to each build separate facilities. This is all about patronage lob jobs and political contributions-they don't care anybody except themselves.
Dr Gordon(who is running for re-election this year)initially wanted to use St Claires as the County Home. That made sense and was quickly shot down by Ms Savage. The County REPS to their credit, for once, all voted against this multi-million dollar expense that will burden future generations.
Of course they won't consolidate! Hell, that would mean the dems would lose some of their voter base from the Glendale county employees! Silly you!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
As New York’s jobs melt away and its need for health care grows, the Obama administration has proposed cutting New Yorkers’ nursing home benefits by some $75 million in just the first year. That’s the wrong prescription for New York’s economic and health care ailments. The idea of slashing New Yorkers nursing home benefits under Medicare Part A originated with the Bush administration. It seems inconsistent with President Obama’s core policy goals: job creation and health care reform. These workers are the key caregivers in our nursing homes. They measurably improve care for a population whose numbers and needs are growing. These cuts will compound another ongoing crisis: chronic underfunding of nursing homes by state Medicaid rates Providing skilled nursing care will cost more. Promising quality improvement programs will be threatened. In the end our ability to care for New York’s oldest sickest seniors will diminish. Cuts to care and jobs? Our seniors deserve better. So do our workers. President Obama, please reconsider.
RICHARD J. HERRICK Albany The writer is president and CEO of New York State Health Facilities Association.
"It seems inconsistent with President Obama Hussein's core policy goals???" What, like he made a typo and it's all a mistake? Just be blunt- OBAMA LIED! He doesn't want to help health care he just wants to control a command economy and heath care is 17-18% of it! Nothing is inconsistent withe the will of a dictator - he does what he wants when he wants and he has willing accomplices at all levels from dogcatcher up to Senate and they are taking the country and it's foundation apart to remake it into a communist state. Why the surprise, Richard?
"While Foreign Terrorists were plotting to murder and maim using homemade bombs in Boston, Democrap officials in Washington DC, Albany and here were busy watching ME and other law abiding American Citizens who are gun owners and taxpayers, in an effort to blame the nation's lack of security on US so that they could have a political scapegoat."
Obama is just using the 'healthcare crisis' as a fear tactic.....those who 'choose' to waste their $$ on preventative/youthseeking medicine have every right to do that......
I think folks have different views as to what is important in their 'healthcare' and now the government wants to step in and dictate our priorities.....
do not think that this is somehow separate from the consumer credit czar/bios paychecks/tax collection/internet control
pay attention......THIS IS A BIG WEB.....AND SOMEONE WANTS CONTROL......
what is the governments view of 'the elderly'???? Albany county has SALT----new idea?----I think not.....
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
what is the governments view of 'the elderly'???? Albany county has SALT----new idea?----I think not.....
WHAT??
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
$7 MILLION FIXED COSTS that you must pay! Not paid by the State. Montgomery County got out of the County Home business. They still have a non-profit running one. We need to start thinking outside of the box.
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