COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Officials with Maple Lawn Medical Care and Rehabilitation Facility in Coldwater say they have received welcome news from the Internal Revenue Service.
After years of appeals, the county-owned facility will be receiving a settlement amount for the Employee Retention Credit of $2,895,000.
Maple Lawn says the funds will be an integral part in securing their future financial position and will allow them to move forward with some long overdue facility needs.
At a board meeting last month, Administrator Jane Sabaitis said Maple Lawn suffered a $1.2 million operating loss between January and May of this year. It’s uncertain when the settlement from the IRS will be paid out.
Sabaitis and Controller Jessica Worden have been collaborating with the accounting firm Plante Moran to determine the 2026 Medicaid reimbursement rates and to identify any additional changes that may be necessary to keep the facility in the black.
Medicaid payments to Maple Lawn are still dependent on adequate federal funding and how the state disburses the Medicaid funds Michigan receives.
Good, now pay the county back first thing