CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE Mr. Zee stood by his window, scanning his new office space. It was not the best in the world, but it was better than it had been. The nursing home board, people from the community, hadn’t agreed to all renovations, but he had found ways to expand his budget. And of course it was at the expense of every resident and staff in Hillcrest Homes. The board had proposed a new resident and staff dining room and he had convinced them that the leadership of the nursing home was at risk if they didn’t approve his new addition instead. Well. It was a little more dramatic than that—he had dropped the hint that their precious stipend would end if they didn’t approve his plans. Wherever did they get the idea that the board was in charge? Staff, unfortunately, had to sacrifice raise

