FULTON COUNTY Study to look at privatizing nursing home BY JASON SUBIK Gazette Reporter
The Fulton County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Monday to pay the Center for Governmental Research $63,000 to study the possibility of privatizing the county’s nursing home. Donald Pryor, CGR’s director of human services analysis, said his organization is a not-for-profit entity based in Rochester that has specialized in studying the issues involved with privatizing some government services. He said CGR will soon begin a nineto 11-month process of studying the Fulton County Residential Health Care Facility that should help the county craft a request for proposals for bids from entities that might want to buy the nursing home. John Kane, a Johnstown political activist and host of a public access television show, spoke during the public comment period prior to the board’s vote and expressed his opposition to any privatization of the nursing home. “This is an attempt to break the union of the workers,” Kane said. “These county employees would lose their county jobs where they built up seniority, decent pay, pensions for their old age. Is there any guarantee that all patients could afford to stay at this private nursing home forever? Of course not.” Kane left the meeting after making his statement, but several supervisors addressed the issues he raised. Pryor said CGR will help the county model its request for bids to buy the nursing home with any protections for workers or concerns about patients the board asks to be included. He said very few counties in New York have privatized nursing homes, and none of those that do have used a methodical research process like CGR’s. He said CGR’s work with Fulton County could establish a model for other counties in New York state. “In that sense, Fulton is on the cutting edge,” Pryor said. Johnstown 1st Ward Supervisor Richard Handy said he’s been involved in the American labor movement for more than 40 years, and he will want to make sure there is a collective bargaining unit at the nursing home if it is sold. ........................>>>>............>>>>..............http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....r01400&AppName=1
Fulton County, Montgomery County but never in Schenectady County. We must build first then think about how , or if we can afford it. Our grandchildren will be paying for SS Savage folly of a new County nursing home.
“This is an attempt to break the union of the workers,” Kane said. “These county employees would lose their county jobs where they built up seniority, decent pay, pensions for their old age. Is there any guarantee that all patients could afford to stay at this private nursing home forever? Of course not.”
First, what the hell is this Mr.Kane talking about? Like it would be a travesty for these workers to switch to private sector. Give me a break! Like I said before....it boils down to jobs for votes! And screw the rest of us!
Second...of course these people would be guaranteed a stay in a private nursing home....it is mandated by the state!!!!!!
numbskulls!
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
FULTON COUNTY Sale of county’s nursing home expected to be complete by April 1 BY MICHAEL LAMENDOLA Gazette Reporter Reach Gazette reporter Michael Lamendola at 843-2856 or lamend@dailygazette.com.
Fulton County expects to turn over operations of its nursing home to a private company by April 1, according to Administrative Offi cer Jon Stead. The Centers for Specialty Care of the Bronx bought the 176-bed Fulton County Residential Health Care Facility for $3.5 million. Stead said the transition from public to private ownership has moved smoothly and will occur well within the funding time frame set by the county Board of Supervisors. The board had provided only enough funds in the 2012 budget to operate the facility for the fi rst quarter of the year. If the nursing home had remained in county hands beyond the fi rst quarter, supervisors would have had to amend the budget, Stead said. “That is what we budgeted for and what we expected,” he said. Also, the county booked the purchase price for the nursing home as revenue in the 2012 budget, and it expects to receive the outstanding balance when the fi nal transfer takes place, Stead said. .................>>>>..................>>>>.....................http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....r01203&AppName=1
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Fulton County, Montgomery County but never in Schenectady County. We must build first then think about how , or if we can afford it. Our grandchildren will be paying for SS Savage folly of a new County nursing home.
