Senior Legislative 

Action Committee

Bloomingburg

To the editor:

I am writing to express my deep concern for the patients at the Sullivan County Adult Care Center at Sunset Lake. When the county ran the facility it had a 5 star rating from Medicare. The legislators hired a company called Infinite Care to oversee the facility, and it now has a 1 star rating with a red hand, which indicates possible patient abuse. The DOH inspected the facility in April 2023 and found that it was below the standard required for patient care, maintenance and fire safety. The AC units on the roof are leaking and have not been repaired, leaving some patients with no air conditioning. The 1st floor dining room has been converted to a gym for outpatient rehabilitation, leaving patients on that floor to eat alone in their room, denying them socialization. They have eliminated the Activity Director’s position, again leaving patients with no socialization. Bloodwork, Podiatry and Dentistry, which was done by local county professionals, is now done by a Brooklyn firm, making the time lapse for blood results dangerous for patients. It also takes away revenue from local labs and practitioners. Staffing shortages have led to late meals, minimal bathing and incontinent patients not being changed frequently. These poor people are suffering with substandard care and with no socialization, the facility has become nothing more than a warehouse where people wait to die. I think the county should go back to running the day-to-day operations at the facility.