GETZVILLE, N.Y. (WKBW) — Two more assisted-living facilities on the Weinberg Campus in Getzville are set to close.
The New York State Department of Health confirmed the closure of two more facilities on the Weinberg Campus, the Dosberg Manor Adult Home and Garden House Assisted Living.
The Department of Health released the following statement on the closings:
“The wellbeing of residents in adult care facilities is, and will continue to be, a top priority of the New York State Department of Health. While the Department has approved the closure plans submitted by the operators of the Weinberg Campus for Dosberg Manor Adult Home and Garden House Assisted Living, the facilities’ operator and administrator must carry out a safe and orderly closure that respects the needs and desires of - and is as minimally disruptive as possible to - the residents and their families.
The Department approved the closure plans after Counsel for Weinberg presented the resolution from the Board of Directors, which voted to approve the closures and potential liquidation of assets due to significant debt that is impeding these facilities from meeting the immediate obligations to safeguard and serve residents.
DOH staff have been onsite monitoring the services provided to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of residents. Both facilities remain operational until all residents have been safely placed elsewhere.”
LaCearne Toni Banks has worked at the Weinberg Campus for 14 years. She said she learned about the closure on Monday, which will impact 150 beds and nearly 100 workers.
"This was entirely preventable. The workers fought," Banks said. "It's the holidays now, and the uncertainty of everything. I'm hoping we can make it to the holiday just so that the residents will have something nice."
Banks said the closing timeline is unclear. She remains hopeful there will be some kind of reversal for her coworkers and patients.
"The only thing we can do is show up every day until they tell us don't," Banks said. "I want to see Weinberg rise back up like a phoenix from the ashes."
The news comes shortly after the closure of another facility on the campus, the Rosa Coplon Living Center, despite efforts to save it. You can watch our reporting on that in the video below.
