New Island Home badly needed, but at least five years away

New Island Home badly needed, but at least five years away

(March 30, 2023) Over the years the town of Nantucket has poured millions of dollars into running Our Island Home, the island’s only nursing home. Nantucket is the only municipality in the state that owns and operates its own skilled nursing facility. The nursing home costs taxpayers an estimated $5 million a year through an annual operating override, and the question remains whether the town is getting enough return on its investment when it co…