North Dakota
Southwestern North Dakota nursing home to close
MOTT, N.D. – After greater than 50 years of offering care to the aged and others, operators of a nursing residence in southwestern North Dakota will quickly shut their doorways for good.
The Good Samaritan Society residence in Mott plans to shut in July, leaving households of its residents looking for new senior residing choices.
Darwyn Mayer is amongst these on the lookout for different preparations for his mother and father, who’re among the many residents who can be displaced.
“They gained’t really feel part of this neighborhood anymore, which I believe is the unhappy half,” Mayer mentioned.
Mayer says Good Samaritan Society-Mott met with households in regards to the closure and offered a listing of the closest nursing properties. Its government director, Phil Samuelson, mentioned that the pandemic has put stress on the senior care business.
Samuelson mentioned in a press release that staffing challenges, a decline in residents and elevated working prices additionally contributed to the choice to shut the power, which joined Sanford Well being in 2019.
“It’s a blow, we acquired to determine what our subsequent step is as a result of we are able to’t afford to lose any extra folks or companies in our neighborhood,” mentioned Mott Mayor Troy Mosbrucker.
The mayor mentioned metropolis leaders have been hoping one other proprietor would step in and hold the power working as a nursing residence. However, Mosbrucker mentioned they have been knowledgeable in a gathering with Samuelson that the constructing sale will embrace a clause stating the house can’t be used for healthcare.
“This isn’t how I anticipate them to deal with a small neighborhood,” mentioned Mosbrucker.