Rep. Shankland: Statement on audit of King Veterans Home
Contact: (608) 267-9649 MADISON – The non-partisan Legislative Audit Bureau (LAB) released an audit of the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King today, prompted by investigative reporting and legislative concerns about the conditions at King. The LAB audit found that while care needs of residents have increased dramatically, the Veterans Home at King has maintained a high staff vacancy rate, leading to a dramatic upturn in overtime hours worked in recent years. In an anonymous survey of King staff, 75.1% characterized employee morale as being “poor” or “very poor.” These findings are in stark contrast to the claims of DVA Secretary