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Rock Haven nursing facility budget shows revenue increases and proposed capital and equipment needs; administrator recommends levy reduction
Summary
Rock Haven, the county-operated skilled nursing facility, projects higher Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement rates and proposed capital spending for lifts, roof work and wireless build-out; administrator recommended reducing the facility's levy contribution amid ongoing efforts to lower contract labor costs.
County staff presented the Rock Haven skilled-nursing budget for 2026 and highlighted proposed revenue increases, maintenance and capital requests and continuing efforts to reduce contract-labor costs.
Sheriff/Health/Administration (presenters identified in the transcript as county staff) reported Rock Haven has 128 licensed beds, with about 96 occupied and one wing vacant. The 2026 revenue assumptions in the recommended budget include a Medicaid reimbursement rate of $564 per day (up from $505.26 budgeted for 2025), Medicare at $528 per day (about $40 more than 2025) and a private-pay rate increasing to $400 per day effective March 1, 2026 (from $385 in 2025).…
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