Building sale forces assisted living residents out of their homes – Edmonton | 24CA News
Residents of Ashbourne Assisted Living are in shock after studying the sale of the constructing means they must discover a new residence come November.
It’s been a troublesome few days for Mary Lou Pura and her 98-year-old mom after studying this previous week that the ability shall be closing. The board of administrators stated Ashbourne has been struggling financially and it determined to promote the constructing.
It shall be closing on the finish of November as the brand new proprietor doesn’t wish to function the constructing as an assisted residing facility, stated Chris Bruce, Ashbourne board advisor.
The constructing began working at 65 per cent capability throughout COVID, Bruce defined, and the group has been coping with monetary challenges associated to constructing operations ever since.
He stated the board reached out to the province for funding to no avail. It additionally tried partnering with different assisted residing amenities however weren’t profitable.
Pura is annoyed residents, household and workers weren’t knowledgeable in regards to the sale earlier and that news residents have been accepted into Ashbourne till very lately.
“There’s been residents that have come into this facility probably a week ago and now they have to move again,” she stated.
Bruce stated a confidentiality settlement prevented the board from disclosing the sale till it was finalized. New residents have been being accepted as a result of the plan was that the constructing would stay an assisted residing residence after the sale, he added.
“It was the intention and the plan, but that plan changed at the very last moment, in the last few weeks,” he stated.
Pura worries in regards to the affect the closure may have not simply on her mom, however all 87 residents who name Ashbourne residence.
“It’s very stressful and overwhelming for her,” she stated of her mom. “She has to meet new people, she has to setup a new routine, she has to work with new caregivers. I’m just hoping that they’ll be able to find comparable facilities as well.”
A transition crew helps residents with the approaching transfer.
“It’s not a mass exodus … we are treating people as individuals, looking at their various individual health needs, individual financial needs, and the board is really focused on using all the resources we have,” Bruce stated.
— With recordsdata from Slav Kornik, Global News
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