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I want to share my experience with the lack of skilled nursing care for my husband in Champaign County. After my husband suffered a serious stroke, there were no skilled nursing care options in Champaign County. The only opening was an hour away. When he was transported by ambulance, I arrived shortly after, but there was no one available to let me in or provide information. I left messages and waited over an hour with no response. In the weeks that followed, communicatio

My role as caregiver for my parents came on suddenly and lasted six years. One day, my parents were living independently, and although my dad was managing chronic health issues, they were doing okay together. Then, without warning, everything changed. A simple cold led to serious health complications for my mom, and overnight, I became fully responsible for both of them while they lived three hours away. After my mom passed, my greatest disappointment was my inability to b

Site of the former Champaign County Nursing Home, which closed in 2023. More than two years ago, a growing number of older adults and their families began to recognize a serious shortage of nursing home beds (also known as skilled nursing beds) in Champaign County. Spouses searching for post-hospital care and adult children trying to support aging parents quickly discovered that appropriate care was often unavailable close to home. In response, community members formed a gras