Seeking a complete audit of the retirement center

Dear Editor,

We need a complete audit of the Hi-Line Retirement to clear up a lot of questions going around the county.

Here is my question:

Expenses: 160 hours per month per employee at $18.75 per hours equals $3,000 per month multiplied by 12 months equals $36,000 per year times 50 employees equals $1,800,000.

Income: 50 patients at $7,000 per months equals $4,200,000 per year.

I’ve heard rumors that the rent-a-nurse cost $2,000 per shift. Two shifts would be $4,000 per day multiplied by 365 days comes to $1,460,000 per year. That is almost as much money that is paid to the other 50 employees. The wage totals comes to $3,260,000 per year. That leaves $940,000 to pay other expenses plus the $500,000 raised from the fund raiser. I understand that they are $250,000 in debt.

Looks to me that there is more money going out the back door than is coming in the front door.

If the rest home closes then the clinic and hospital will be hit with a hardship as a lot of the patients use the hospital and clinic quite often.

The employees without jobs may have to leave town to find jobs. For everyone that leaves means $36,000 not being spent in the community.

What is all the big secret in having a meeting and then telling everyone not to talk about what was said outside of the center doors.

Also, about a board member asking some questions about the problems involved and you ask them to resign. Things sound kind of fishy to me.

I’m asking the community to get behind me and help push for a complete audit.

Noel Emond,

Malta