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Neighbors administrator warns of nursing-home bed shortage and staffing limits; most residents are local
Summary
Carmen Meyer, administrator of the Neighbors county nursing facility, told the board the facility receives about 83 referrals a month but admits roughly 15, leaving many patients to seek care outside the area.
Carmen Meyer, administrator of the Neighbors (the county-run nursing facility), updated the Dunn County Board on admissions, capacity and staffing on Nov. 11.
Meyer said the facility receives multiple referral sources—primarily hospitals such as Mayo Health Systems and Marshfield—and on an average month over the last 12 months the Neighbors received about 83 referrals and admitted roughly 15 people, creating a persistent mismatch between demand and capacity. "We admit roughly 15 a month," Meyer said, "so that's quite a bit…
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