Closure of the 145-bed Brandel Manor will eliminate 30% of the nursing home beds in Turlock, which threatens to create a dire shortage of those services in southern Stanislaus County.
Last week, Brandel’s owner announced to residents, families and employees that the nursing home and Cypress Assisted Living on North Olive Avenue will close due to issues of financial viability and workforce challenges.
The owner, Covenant Living Communities of Illinois, said patients have started to move from the facilities. As of Friday, 93 patients remained at Brandel Manor and the 49-bed Cypress had 16 residents, Covenant said.
Six patients from Brandel and six from Cypress have been relocated.
Others are concerned because they have no idea where they’ll end up. “I don’t know if I can be moved to another place in Turlock,” said Glenda Takhar, a long-term resident at Brandel. “There is only so many beds available. I am very concerned. I don’t think it’s right the way they have done this.”
Takhar, 70, who broke her hip and suffered nerve damage from surgery, said she doesn’t have family in Turlock for support other than her Christian family.