Skilled Nursing News October 8, 2024
Athena Health Care Systems, once the largest owner of nursing homes in Connecticut, announced that it will close another nursing home.
The Abbott Terrace Health Center will be shuttered by November 8, with Athena citing the loss of federal reimbursement as the driving factor. This decision will result in the termination of more than 200 jobs, including nurses and support staff, as families scramble to find new care options for residents.
Athena Health, based in Farmington, Conn., operates 14 nursing facilities across Connecticut. The closure comes after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) informed the company that it would no longer be able to bill for services at Abbott Terrace.
In a letter to the Connecticut Department of...
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