Brewster nursing home set to close
According to
Nursing home officials cited the challenges of modernizing the
Chief operating officer
"Many of our current residents and staff will have the option to transfer to our
"We also will continue to operate the Assisted Living at
Wingate at
The shuttering of Wingate at
In
Many are struggling financially, said
"Nursing homes definitely continue to endure chronic underfunding," said Bogdanovich, who is past president of the
He said nursing homes depend heavily on reimbursement from MassHealth, the Medicaid program funded by the state and federal governments, unlike assisted living facilities, which mainly are privately funded by residents.
MassHealth nursing home reimbursement rates are based on 2007 expenses, said Bogdanovich, speaking as a private person and not as a former president of the MSCA.
The average MassHealth reimbursement is
In older facilities, ability to make capital improvements "with that funding stream is completely absent," Bogdanovich said.
"It's a little unsettling to have something so close to home happen," he said of the closing.
Wingate at
The facilities were formerly part of a sizable portfolio held by
Ventas also owned Kindred Transitional Care &
"Closing a nursing home is never an easy decision," Bosa said in Tuesday's release. "We care deeply about our residents and their families, and we are committed to their health, safety and well-being."
According to a DPH official, the proposed closure date for the nursing home is
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