Both of Henderson’s state legislators say they are trying to learn more about personal care homes since the publication of a Hendersonian article last week that shed light on living conditions at the Henderson Manor.
In the article, a local pastor, Fr. Richard Meredith of Holy Name Catholic Church, and the parish’s nurse, Shannon Long, decried the conditions of Henderson Manor, a personal care home at 201 Watson Lane that houses many wards of the state and others who cannot take care of themselves without help. Meredith described the facility as “squalor.”
State Sen. Robby Mills and state Rep. J.T. Payne both said they didn’t know much about personal care homes before reading the article and both spent some time this week learning about how these facilities work…