Sadie G. Mays could get $400,000—and yearly medical-inflation increases

A proposal headed to Fulton County, Georgia, commissioners would provide up to $400,000 for Sadie G. Mays Health and Rehabilitation Center in 2027—and tie later annual funding to medical-care inflation. It is scheduled for consideration November 18, not yet an approved allocation.⁠[1][2]

The draft contract describes the nonprofit center as a 206-bed skilled-nursing facility in northwest Atlanta. County payments would help support care for ill, low-income older Fulton residents. The contract would require admissions priority for infirm older people entirely dependent on public or private support for their care and livelihood.⁠[2]

The proposed resolution, sponsored by Vice Chair Khadijah Abdur-Rahman, would apply the preceding calendar year’s percentage change in the medical-care Consumer Price Index each January 1 after 2027. Both the initial amount and later increases would require budget appropriations. The county manager and Finance Department would recommend a funding source for commissioners’ approval.⁠[3]

That would not make the support an unconditional long-term guarantee. The draft contract would renew annually, but it would end if commissioners stopped allocating funding. It also would let the county terminate the agreement for convenience with at least seven days’ written notice.⁠[2]

Payments would come in 12 equal monthly installments, following submission and approval of itemized reports identifying recipients and services provided. The center would also have to make records available for county audits and generally retain them for at least three years after the contract or program ends.⁠[2]

The November 18 meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. in Assembly Hall at the Fulton County Government Center, 141 Pryor Street SW in Atlanta. The funding proposal is agenda item 26-0821.⁠[1]