Sec. 2. (a) The board of commissioners may establish, construct, purchase, lease, convert, or accept and maintain a county home for the support and care of individuals within at least one (1) of the following categories:
(1) The aged.
(2) The blind.
(3) The destitute.
(4) The homeless.
(5) The infirm or chronically ill.
(6) Individuals who need nursing or convalescent care, but not hospitalization, within the available facilities of the county home.
(b) The board of commissioners may use or convert:
(1) the county infirmary;
(2) the county home;
(3) the county farm; or
(4) any other facilities belonging to or received by the county by donation, gift, devise, purchase, lease, or otherwise;
for the purposes set forth in subsection (a).