ate ▁care ▁for ▁the ▁aged ▁and ▁un fortun ates ▁who ▁are ▁now ▁county ▁charges ”. ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁Gil fill an ▁offered ▁to ▁pay ▁Red wood ▁County ▁eigh teen ▁hundred ▁dollars ▁year ly ▁for ▁“ the ▁care ▁and ▁maintenance … of ▁bed rid den ▁in m ates , ▁old ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁and ▁other ▁worthy ▁need y ▁who ▁are ▁in m ates ”. ▁ ▁Some ▁rem od eling ▁was ▁done ▁to ▁move ▁the ▁county ▁poor ▁farm ▁away ▁from ▁its ▁function ▁as ▁a ▁poor ▁farm ▁toward ▁its ▁future ▁as ▁a ▁Hom es ▁for ▁the ▁aged , ▁and ▁its ▁capacity ▁increased ▁to ▁approximately ▁thirty ▁six ▁people . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁time ▁period ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁it ▁was ▁known ▁at ▁the ▁Red wood ▁County ▁Home . ▁ ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁an ▁elev ator ▁was ▁added ▁and ▁more ▁b eds ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁capacity ▁to ▁forty ▁eight ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁lic ens ing ▁requirements ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁Red wood ▁County ▁N urs ing ▁Home . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Bar nes , ▁G . ▁( 1 9 3 2 ). ▁De ed ▁Record ▁ 8 2 . ▁Red wood ▁County . ▁ ▁Bol ton ▁& ▁M enk , ▁Inc . ▁( August ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 ). ▁Par cel ▁In qu iry . ▁Red wood ▁County . ▁▁ ▁By ers , ▁A . G . ▁( 1 8 8 6 ). ▁The ▁administration ▁of ▁poor h ouses ▁and ▁j ails .