Local Assisted Living Home To Close
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - The month of September includes "National Assisted Living Week," but some seniors living in one local facility are not likely to feel like celebrating.
Ridgepointe Senior Living on Brownsville Road is a 116-bed facility that is a mix of assisted living and Alzheimer's patients' accommodations.
It will close its doors for good on Oct. 31.
Officials at the center would not disclose how many people are still living at the facility and would be affected by the closure.
Ridgepointe is owned and operated by Five Star Quality Care, Inc. based in Newton, Mass.
The statement from Five Star's legal counsel reads in part:
"The cost of operating and maintaining the facility is considerably higher than the revenues it generates and continued operations are no longer feasible. This was an extremely difficult decision."
"This is the second place they closed. They closed one about three years ago. People from there moved over here," one man said.
Joseph Tarr is moving his sister five miles away to a newer facility. They were only notified of the closing on Sept. 6.
Mary Robb Jackson: You think they should have given more notice?"
Tarr: I think so.
Ridgepointe is working with families to find alternative long-term care providers. There is no word on what will happen with the staff.
The parent company said the place will stay open until all residents are transferred.
However, it appears that Oct. 31 is a firm date.
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