COLUMBIA, Mo. — One individual continues to be lacking every week after the abrupt closure of St. Louis’ largest nursing dwelling left roughly 170 residents scattered at new amenities all through the town, a state well being division spokeswoman confirmed Friday.

Many sufferers left with nothing however the garments they have been carrying when Northview Village Nursing Dwelling shuttered with out warning final week, creating confusion and spurring outrage amongst residents and their households.

St. Louis police have been alerted in regards to the closing resident who stays unaccounted for, Well being and Senior Companies Division spokesperson Lisa Cox mentioned in a Friday electronic mail.

Cox mentioned Northview Village additionally has surrendered its license to function, which can finish the corporate’s contracts with Medicare and Medicaid.

An individual answering the cellphone mentioned employees of Healthcare Accounting Companies, which owns Northview Village and a number of other different St. Louis residential properties, are gone for the vacations and declined to offer electronic mail addresses for firm leaders.

One among Northview’s house owners, Mark Suissa, informed the St. Louis Put up-Dispatch that the state wasn’t paying sufficient to maintain the ability afloat and laid blame on employees, who didn’t obtain paychecks the day the house closed.

“In fact I’d have carried out it a distinct approach,” he mentioned of the closure. “I’ve different companions additionally concerned. However sadly, that’s the best way it occurred.”

The union representing staff has mentioned the corporate began to shut the house and bus away residents after employees raised considerations about not being paid.

Levare Westbrook informed the Put up-Dispatch that he misplaced observe of his 82-year-old mom, who has dementia, for greater than two days after the house shut down.

“I did a complete lot of cursing till I lastly discovered her,” he mentioned.

Northview Village has been fined 12 instances for federal violations since March 2021, in response to the Facilities for Medicare and Medicaid Companies. Fines totaled over $140,000 and ranged from $2,200 to greater than $45,000. The federal company offers Northview a one-star score out of a doable 5 however doesn’t spell out causes for the fines.

As well as, the state well being division web site lists practically two dozen Northview investigations since 2016. The latest criticism, from February, mentioned a resident was capable of get out of the constructing by way of an unsecured door. A 2021 criticism alleged the ability failed to analyze claims that residents left the nursing dwelling and introduced medicine into it.

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