Kaiser to close last nursing home, cut 249 jobs

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente will close its last skilled nursing facility in the country, the Kaiser Permanente Post Acute Care Center in San Leandro, Calif., the health system said in a Sept. 10 statement shared with Becker’s.

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The closure, which began in June, will result in the loss of 249 jobs. The last patients were transitioned from the facility by the end of July, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Sept. 10.

The facility is expected to be fully closed by mid-November. 

In its statement, the health system said it is working with employees and union officials to find other positions within Kaiser Permanente. The system said it will also assist employees who are not able to find another position within the system.

With the Kaiser Permanente Post Acute Care Center closing, Kaiser will no longer operate any skilled nursing facility.

Skilled nursing facilities listed on the system’s website in the Mid-Atlantic region are “recommended independently operated facilities” and not owned by Kaiser, a health system spokesperson told Becker’s.

Editor’s Note: This article was updated Thurs. Sept. 12 at 12:20pm CST.

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