Maybe it was the intense focus on local needs, or maybe it was that they had experience dealing with Medicaid patients. Maybe it was the in-person visits that some legislators paid to their facilities. more

Letters to the editor February 4 to 10 more

 The Sunset Lake Local Development Corporation (LDC) Board sent the Sullivan County Legislature a list of three recommended companies to operate the Care Center at Sunset Lake (the Sullivan County Adult Care Center) and the Certified Home Health Agency (CHHA), both based in Liberty.   Monticello, NY – The Sunset Lake Local Development Corporation (LDC) Board today sent the Sullivan County … more

Letters to the editor December 24 to 30 more

MONTICELLO, NY —  The Reverend Diana Southwick Scheide, Vicar of the Delaware Catskill Episcopal Ministry, and the Reverend David Coon, Pastor of the White Lake Reformed Presbyterian … more

LIBERTY, NY — On Sunday, November 29 at 2:30 p.m., the Family Council, along with family members and friends of the residents, joined for a parade and a walk around the Care Center at Sunset … more

Letters to the editor November 12 to 18 more

MONTICELLO, NY — August 20 was a busy day for the Sullivan County Legislature. It held a public executive committee meeting, two public hearings, a general session meeting and an executive … more

By an 8-1 vote, legislators today agreed to transfer the Care Center at Sunset Lake to the Sunset Lake Local Development Corporation (LDC), the first step in a process to lease the 146-bed long-term care and short-term rehabilitation facility to a private operator while retaining county control and oversight. District 6 Legislator Luis Alvarez cast the dissenting vote. more

Pretty much everyone who’s been paying attention is disgusted by the way Sullivan County Legislative Chair Rob Doherty has attempted to push through the sale of the Adult Care Center in … more

The people have spoken: the families of care center residents, the staff, others watching.  For the county, it is also about the numbers, which reflect COVID-related shortfalls, statewide legislation, the way the Care Center at Sunset Lake funding and reporting was set up, and the financial problems of nursing homes in general. more

Letters to the editor July 23 to 29 more

Not that long ago, said Dr. Paul Salzberg, Sullivan County was praising the caregivers and administration at the Care Center at Sunset Lake. They’d worked hard, double shifts, through the pandemic, taking care of the county’s elderly and disabled.  more

UPDATED July 13, 2020 FACT SHEET WHAT IS PROPOSED? The Sullivan County Adult Care Center (known as the Care Center at Sunset Lake) is proposed to (1) be transferred to the Sunset Lake … more

SEEDS offers $1,000 scholarship PENNSYLVANIA — SEEDS of Northeastern Pennsylvania will award a $1,000 Sustainability Scholarship to a college-bound high school senior from Wayne or Pike … more

What's going on in arts and leisure April 23 to 29 more

LIBERTY, NY — Sullivan County officials announced on April 17 that there were 41 new cases of COVID-19 in the Care Center at Sunset Lake. That brings the total to 47 cases. “This is … more