32 Group Homes Closing Statewide, 340 Jobs Affected
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By Ari Mason Sep 3, 2014 nbcconnecticut.com
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Financial problems are prompting 32 group homes around the
state to close their doors by the end of the year and could leave 340 people
unemployed.
REM Connecticut which operates group homes for
the mentally and developmentally disabled will shutter all its locations
between Oct. 31 and Dec. 31according to an Aug. 19 letter from Executive Director Paul Cataldo to the Department of Labor.
We have recently learned of several changes that negatively
impact our level of reimbursement and as a result we have made the tough
decision that we can no longer continue to provide the level of service that we
believe is in the best interest of our clients Cataldo
said in a statement released Wednesday.
The layoffs will affect 44 supervisors and support staff
members and 298 direct support professionals, according to Cataldo,
who said he'll work to find new positions for all of them.
We are hoping that the transition of the individuals we
serve to a new provider will include employment opportunities for REM staff so
that employees will experience no gap in employment and relationships will
continue uninterrupted he said.
Affected employees will not receive severance packages but
will be compensated for unused vacation time, according to the letter. Workers
currently covered by company insurance can opt for COBRA coverage.
Staff members who are not placed at a new provider may be
eligible for unemployment the letter says.
All group home residents will be transferred to other
facilities.
The following REM Connecticut locations will close by 2015
166 Center Hill
Road in Barkhamsted
65 Old Windsor
Road in Bloomfield
180 Filley Road in Haddam
1480 Saybrook Road in Haddam
4 Millbrook
Drive in East Hartford
200 Nutmeg Lane,
Apt. 304 in East Hartford
60 Washington
Avenue in East Hartford
2068 Exeter Road A and B in Lebanon
93 Summit Street in Manchester
114 Woodland
Street A and B in Manchester
51 Vernon Street in Manchester
676 Mansfield
City Road in Mansfield
90 Dana Lane in Meriden
249 Bailey Road in Middletown
440 Middlefield
Street in Middletown
9 Northwoods Lane, Apt. 9N in Middletown
6 Harvey Drive in North Granby
177 Broadway in Norwich
249 Chestnut
Hill Road in Somers
295 Old Stafford
Road in Tolland
12 N. Turnpike
Road, Apt. C in Wallingford
203 Capital
Avenue in Waterbury
145 Holly Street in Waterbury
76 Litchfield
Road, Apt. B in Watertown
23 Millbrook
Circle in Windsor
656 Windsor
Avenue in Windsor
722 Windsor
Avenue Apt. B in Windsor
824C Windsor
Avenue in Windsor
5 Elm Street
Apt. 32 in Winsted
42 Maloney Court in Winsted
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