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To the Editor:
WE NEED TO SAVE PINE CREST NURSING HOME!
Pine Crest Nursing Home in Merrill, Wis., is in dire need of funding!
North Central Health Care Facilities of Wausau, et al., have already shut down Lincoln County’s Lincoln Industries which served a population of vulnerable individuals, special needs people. They also closed doors permanently on the Northern Valley Workshop in Wausau, as well as the Community Corner Clubhouse, all organizations serving our most vulnerable individuals. Now Pine Crest Nursing Home is on the chopping block.
Our most vulnerable citizens are losing their support programs and facilities. We need to do whatever it takes to save Pine Crest Nursing Home!
I am willing to pay more in taxes to support our elderly citizens’ security in an excellent facility that provides professional, compassionate care for them. Are you? We all get OLD and one day may need to reside there ourselves.
Please contact Gov. Tony Evers and all of our elected representatives, insisting that they fight for us and help us save Pine Crest Nursing Home.
– P. A. Laessig
Merrill, Wis.
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