Maplewood Manor in Ballston Spa has been called a drain on the Saratoga County budget.
Aren't all departments a drain on the budget? None of them are self-sustaining, nor were they meant to be.
It is hard to imagine that our county officials don't care about our elderly, but that seems to be the case. We need to make our elderly a priority and inform our supervisors of that priority. Our elderly deserve to be treated with kindness and respect. We need to take care of them in publicly funded, publicly operated facilities.
A private facility will, over time, stop taking those who can least afford it. And then what? Will you adopt a senior citizen and bring them into your home and care for them?
Our moral priorities are at the heart of the issue. Do we take care of our elderly or not? I say we do.
HAL PARKER
Saratoga Springs