What the Public Has Said

A key priority for Democrats is ensuring seniors and others in need of skilled nursing home care can receive that care here in Schenectady County. On Febuary 12, Democrats on the County Legislature called a public hearing and the response was overwhelming. Over 200 members of the public attended the public hearing and expressed support for continuing to operate Glendale and building a new facility, which will compliment the outstanding care provided there. Over two hours of testimony were given about the importance of this facility. Doctors and nurses, Democrats and Republicans, families and patients, all came together to express the continuing need for Glendale and building a new facility.

Without Glendale, many families of the patients have told their Legislators that they would be forced to send loved ones to facilities hours away and, in many cases, even out of state. During the critical winter months, when hospital admissions spike, health care professional have warned that without Glendale surgeries could be delayed and the local public health system already strained by the Berger Commission recommendations would be further burdened.

Members of the public also have stressed that the project will provide a major boost to the local economy by creating construction jobs during the tough economic times of the Bush Recession.

Listen for yourself to what the public has to say:



Hubert H. Humphrey famously said, "The moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped." Schenectady County Democrats have taken this challenge to heart by defending the Glendale Home from repeated Republican privatization schemes that would have resulted in closure. Now, County Democrats continue to demonstrate their commitment by working toward building a new facility that will enhance the already high quality care provided at Glendale.