Published 2 months ago

Cranston nursing facility downsizing due to financial struggles

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40 elderly residents at the Scandinavian Communities Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Facility have been given no choice but to move elsewhere. The nursing home says Medicaid reimbursement rates aren't keeping up with the increasing cost of care. The facility will continue to offer assisted living and rehabilitative services.

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Cranston nursing facility downsizing due to financial struggles

CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — When Henry Przybylowicz first learned the nursing home where his father lives would be downsizing, he said it felt like he'd been "hit in the stomach." "It's like being evicted from your home," Przybylowicz said. Przybylowicz's father is one of 40 elderly residents at the Scandinavian Communities Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Facility who have been given no choice but to move elsewhere. Colette Silverman, the nursing…

2 months ago·East Providence, United States

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