Addie Costello / Wisconsin Watch and WPR

Addie Costello is WPR’s 2024-2025 Mike Simonson Memorial Investigative Reporting Fellow embedded in the Wisconsin Watch newsroom. Her reporting has been published by Marketplace, USA TODAY, the Austin American-Statesman, public radio stations across Texas and several publications in her home state of Nebraska. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin.

Health

‘We own it. It’s our place.’ Worsened care feared as counties privatize their nursing homes

Addie Costello / Wisconsin Watch and WPR

County nursing homes tend to offer better care, but 22 Wisconsin counties have sold or closed them over three decades.
Health

Wisconsin seniors face housing upheaval as assisted living homes reject Medicaid

Addie Costello / Wisconsin Watch and WPR

Assisted living promises more independence than nursing homes, but it carries risks: fewer protections for seniors who run out of savings.