Woodbourne

To the editor:

Attending legislative meetings lately has become a bit like following the White Rabbit down that dark hole. A legislator who had run for office only 4 months ago on the platform “Take back our nursing home,” was voted in as Chairperson of the Sullivan County Legislature in January. We all cheered! But now she has little to say besides “We’re late.” This month, she secretively signed on to a letter to privatize the nursing home, reversing her position completely.

What the heck happened to her? Did she eat from the wrong side of the mushroom? I really hope that the woman I liked is still alive somewhere in Wonderland. Meanwhile, here in Sullivan, we’re stuck in a hall of mirrors where, despite all evidence to the contrary, including a 1 star rating, anonymous letters from unhappy county employees, citations and penalty fees, and an outstanding tab of close to 10M, legislators and county management continue to insist that there is absolutely nothing wrong with the care at the Adult Care Center and that Infinite Care is doing a fabulous job there. The Vice Chair stands out like a sore thumb, ranting at the latest full board meeting about how residents being neglected in a nursing home are like the customers in his autobody shop who feel neglected that their cars aren’t ready, and it’s just too bad for them.

I wonder how his customers felt about that, not to mention the residents of the ACC and their families. Curiouser and curiouser!