Daily News | Philadelphia Nursing Home will close by the end of 2022
since the coronavirus pandemic devastated the industry by killing many residents, leading to a bigger push to keep people out of the facilities, and raising costs for operators.
Some of the roughly 260 residents are expected to be discharged to home, with the help of home- and community-based services. The city said that no residents will be moved without a safe discharge or transfer plan. The city’s goal is to discharge all residents by Oct. 28.At the end of May, only 65% of Philadelphia Nursing Home’s 402 beds were occupied, down from more than 90% in 2018. This projected loss at the nursing home for the year ending June 30 is $5.7 million, city officials said.
It’s hard to get a clear view of the facility’s overall finances from Medicaid cost reports that Fairmount files with the state because the city keeps some of the revenue that the state provides to the nursing home, according to a Fairmount spokesperson. The city said it was hopeful that employees easily would be able to find jobs at other health care facilities, given widespread workforce shortages,