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Waterview Heights closure delayed by nursing home crisis
Headline from Rochester First
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Some Waterview Heights residents are still searching for a new place to call home after health officials shut it down last month. The facility was originally scheduled to close several days ago, but it can't close its doors until every resident has a plan in place.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The deadline for Waterview Heights nursing home to close passed Tuesday, but the facility did not meet it and 13 residents still have nowhere to go. This is the second deadline the nursing home has missed, and the Department of Health said the facility must stay open until every re…
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the closure deadline for Waterview Heights to Tuesday, Oct. 13. Right now there are 13 residents at the facility who still have nowhere to go.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Some Waterview Heights residents are still searching for a new place to call home after health officials shut it down last month. The facility was originally scheduled to close several days ago, but it can't close its doors until every resident has a plan in place.
