Wisconsin residents organize in fight to keep county nursing homes public

https://wisconsinwatch.org/2025/02/wisconsin-nursing-home-privatization-health-care-county-grassroots/

created by jimmalewitz on 03/02/2025 at 13:38 UTC

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Comment by Common-Grape7851 at 03/02/2025 at 13:52 UTC

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Walworth County still has a county owned nursing home/rehab center.

I was told by a coworker that the Rock County nursing home is being sold this year. His wife works there.

I agree with not selling to a 'corporation '.

Comment by shvffle at 03/02/2025 at 14:19 UTC

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Senators start to worry when people start showing up to their offices to speak their mind instead of just calling. For those of you that want something to *do* in crazy times like this, this is it! This makes a difference!

Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators’ local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB.

Here is their great doc that includes what to say and a complete playbook: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cru6DBkH5gadq3S-mVhiSU72mC2ZeDHXG93jeiemFH0/preview?tab=t.0[1][2] . It has specific info on what to say if your Senator is a Republican or Democrat.

1: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cru6DBkH5gadq3S-mVhiSU72mC2ZeDHXG93jeiemFH0/preview?tab=t.0

2: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cru6DBkH5gadq3S-mVhiSU72mC2ZeDHXG93jeiemFH0/preview?tab=t.0

You can do this! Get involved! Stand up! Don’t only post online! I’m going to my senators office this week

Comment by Snarkasm71 at 03/02/2025 at 18:05 UTC

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The residents of Portage County voted to keep this nursing home, and our current county Exec, along with a right leaning county board, are ignoring the will of the voters.

Comment by Jon608_ at 03/02/2025 at 14:10 UTC

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WOMP WOMP voting to spite your face.

Comment by Numerous_Mission5418 at 03/02/2025 at 18:26 UTC

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“to see each other” season 2 is a great podcast I’ve been listening to that covers this in detail.

Comment by Wetschera at 03/02/2025 at 19:24 UTC

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County owned facilities are bad enough.

Privatizing nursing homes is a great way to kill off the elderly, though. They, the facilities, will be disease spewing and corpse stacking nightmares.