What is Western Sky Community Care Center?
Launch the media gallery 1 playerWestern Sky Community Care Center (WSCCC) is a proposed nonprofit skilled nursing home that will be built in Grant, Nebraska.
The previous long-term care facility in Grant, Golden Ours Convalescent home, was owned and operated by Perkins County Health Services (PCHS). Golden Ours closed in July 2022, but community members recognized the need for continued nursing home care in Perkins County.
Five individuals--Mark and Renae Bottom, Steve and Chris Loeffler, and Genie Bishop--worked closely with PCHS and the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services to acquire the 50 nursing home bed licenses from Golden Ours. PCHS granted approximately 8 acres of land on the northwest edge of Grant as a site for a new facility. The effort to secure funding for construction, through either the USDA or local banks, is underway. The goal is to break ground on a new nursing home in the summer of 2023.
As of mid-January, 2023, the capital campaign to support the project has raised $1 million in donations and pledges. The fundraising goal is $3.2 million by March 1, 2023.