CANAAN—State Rep. John Rigby got a tour of Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in North Canaan early Friday, when he spent a couple of hours going room-to-room to meet residents and staffers.

The company is a family of five inter-related, non-profit, non-sectarian and community-owned corporations.

In the next three years, Geer hopes to replace its existing 120-bed skilled care facility with a new 135-bed nursing and rehabilitation center, construct a new independent living residence on the pond and begin the development of independent living cottages on the plateau behind Geer Village.

During his visit to the Geer campus, Rigby listended to staff concerns about Medicare and Medicaid funding.