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Canal View representatives warn of nursing‑home bed shortages, question county finances and potential sale
Summary
Canal View leaders told commissioners the facility has roughly 50 beds offline, a goal to restore 197 beds and about 177 people on a waiting list; they questioned county reinvestment of interest income and raised concerns about whether the county would sell the facility if a jail bond is needed.
Adam Laplander and Ed Jenich of Canal View spoke to the Houghton County Board of Commissioners on May 5 about long‑term care capacity, county investments and staffing. Laplander said Canal View completed roughly $12 million in upgrades "without going to the taxpayers" and asked what the county did with interest income, asking specifically where "the $3 million" was used. The board did not provide a line‑by‑line response during the work session.
Laplander gave facility metrics to the board: "77% of our residents are on Medicaid," he said, and he…
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