A spokesperson for Black Hills Receiver LLC told DRG news Mobridge Care and Rehabilitation Center and Madison Care and Rehabilitation Center could close as early as Jan. 31, 2019.
Earlier this year , Black Hills Receiver LLC, took control of 18 nursing homes and one assisted living center in South Dakota operated by Skyline Healthcare. Black Hills Receiver announced this week it’s determined the two facilities won’t generate enough income to cover operating expenses on a long-term basis.
At this point, facilities in Pierre, Ipswich, Arlington, Armour, Rapid City, Clark, Sioux Falls, Groton, Lake Norden, Milbank, Redfield, Salem and Watertown will remain open.
Black Hills Receiver has notified the state Department of Health and has submitted closure plans to ensure federal requirements are met. The management company will provide each facility with a plan to make a smooth transition. The spokesperson says each resident will have 30 days advance written notice of their transfer date and proposed transfer location.
The owners of the properties operated by Skyline Healthcare (also known as Cottonwood Healthcare), filed legal action in April in Hughes County Circuit Court to appoint a receiver to run the facilities after New Jersey based Skyline Healthcare failed to pay bills, putting residents at risk.
Divisional vice president in charge of Skyline facilities in South Dakota Debbie Menzenberg told the South Dakota Department of Health in April that Skyline facilities were in danger of having utilities shut off or running out of food and supplies.
(Dakota Radio Group)