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Residents and volunteers urge Fulton County to increase funding for Sadie G. Mays nursing home
Summary
Multiple speakers at Fulton County's Oct. 1 meeting urged commissioners to increase the renewable grant to Sadie G. Mays Health and Rehab Center, citing low Medicaid reimbursement, a decades‑old grant level and building needs.
Several residents, volunteers and civic‑group representatives used the Oct. 1 public‑comment period at the Fulton County Board of Commissioners meeting to press for increased county funding for Sadie G. Mays Health and Rehab Center.
Lede: Speakers told commissioners that Sadie G. Mays, a nonprofit long‑term care facility that serves primarily low‑income residents, faces chronic funding shortfalls tied to low Medicaid reimbursement and rising costs and asked the board to raise a renewable county grant that has not been increased in decades.
Nut graf: At least five in‑person callers — family members, volunteers and the facility’s staff —…
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