That legacy might not be so easy to continue. The condition of the state's nursing homes is grave. The problem, in the eyes of nursing home operators, is low Medicaid reimbursement rates by the state. Most nursing homes, including Muskego, have about 70 percent Medicaid residents. The private-pay patients often are left to bear the burden of the shortfalls.
Nobody wants to look at their future in a nursing home.
It's better to be worried about the lottery or whatever the hot button is at the moment. We're a day away from that. It is a business he hoped to one day pass on to his son. Rather than plan for his retirement, the Swantos survive on credit lines and sympathetic bankers. Retirement is out of the question.