Missouri faces a troubling trend as multiple large nursing homes in the state have closed within the past year, displacing residents.
The closure of Festus Manor is part of the broader crisis. Over the past year, advocates for nursing home residents said five major facilities in the state have shut down, starting with Northview Village in St. Louis.
Northview Village closed suddenly on Dec. 15 as the company that owned it struggled to meet its financial obligations.
Nursing home resident advocates said the problem remains the same: poor care, lack of compliance, and hundreds of residents—many with mental health needs—being left without homes.
“Residents are having unresolved bed sores, medication is being mismanaged," said Marjorie Moore, executive director of VOYCE, an organization that advocates for nursing home residents.
Moore said this newly announced closure is not surprising.
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