Bellone: Deal to sell Foley nursing home
Photo credit: Johnny Milano | The John J. Foley Skilled Nursing Facility in Yaphank. (July 31, 2012)
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said Tuesday he has reached an agreement to sell the county nursing home in Yaphank to private operators, in a $23 million deal meant to help close the county's multimillion-dollar deficit.
The deal is with Israel Sherman and his nephew, Samuel, who run 13 for-profit nursing homes in New York, including one on Long Island. It comes 15 months after the...
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