Decatur Rehabilitation Health Care Center

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — The Decatur Rehabilitation and Health Care Center is closing, according to a notice filed with the state of Illinois.

The nursing care facility filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) with the Illinois Department of Commerce. The notice indicated 57 people would lose their jobs. 

Some were expected to be laid off at the end of November. The last layoff is planned for Feb. 1, 2025, according to the notice. 

The company listed the reason for closure as COVID-19. 

The nursing care facility is located on S. Dipper Lane in Decatur. It's not clear how many residents might be impacted or what relocation services are being offered.

Calls to Decatur Rehab on Wednesday were not answered. 

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