A Durham-based mental health services provider will close this fall after 19 years, impacting 90 workers at its facilities near Jordan Lake.
Carolina House opened in 2006 to treat patients battling eating disorders like anorexia, bulimia and binge eating, growing from six beds to a trio of sites in a secluded part of South Durham. Its layoffs, effective early November, include registered nurses, therapists, nutritionists, office staff and yoga instructors. The company’s human resources manager Brittney Bailey called the move an “extremely difficult decision” in a WARN Notice sent to the N.C. Department of Commerce on Sept. 10.
Businesses must provide WARN reports at least 60 days prior to certain job cuts. The state then deploys a rapid response team to help workers transition to new opportunities…