DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - A nursing home in Decatur has closed its doors for the last time.
Lincoln Manor workers tell WAND-TV that they received notice Tuesday night that the facility will close in 48 hours.Â
Lincoln Manor Administrator Paula Mason says, "Most of them (the employees) are here strictly because they love the residents. They're not sure they're going to get a paycheck next week."
All 58 residents of Lincoln Manor are being relocated to other nursing homes, with half of those residents finding placement in other facilities on Wednesday.
Lincoln Manor's owners tell WAND-TV that the facility ran out of money, and is closing as a result.
However, Sharon Elvidge-Kelley, a lawyer that specializes in nursing homes, says it's illegal for a care facility to close without a 60 day notice. The Illinois Department of Public Health is investigating the Lincoln Manor closure.Â
Elvidge-Kelley says, "closures are becoming more frequent, and that should be alarming people."
