County nursing homes tend to offer better care, but 22 Wisconsin counties have sold or closed them over three decades.
Arlene Meyer is a busy woman.
The 86-year-old starts each morning by watching the news in her room at Pine Crest Nursing Home in Merrill, Wisconsin. Then it’s off to the dining hall for breakfast so she can “BS with everybody out there.” She never skips her daily walk and devours books delivered by the public library each week — anything except romance or science fiction.
The event calendar in Meyer’s room lists a smorgasbord of other options: manicures and mimosas, chair Zumba, trivia, Packers watch parties and beer pong. Meyer spent a recent Friday at an exercise class in an area of Pine Crest that later hosted a happy hour with live music...
Ken Notes: If we prioritized our investments, these facilities would rise to the top, instead without a significant lobbying effort that have fallen below the cut line...
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