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Barone Care Center to close Nov. 1, transition of residents begins Oct. 18
The transition of residents from Barone Alzheimers Care Center to Moore-Few Care Center was the main topic during Wednesday evening's regular meeting of the Long-Term Care (LTC) Board.
In a notice of discharge letter released to family members on Wednesday, Sept. 28, LTC Interim CEO Gene Vestal stated, "The notice is being issued because on Nov. 1, 2022, the Paul L. and Martha Barone Care Center will be closing its doors."
According to the letter, the effective date of the discharge will be on or before Oct. 31, 2022. "The location to which you will be discharged is Moore-Few Care Center, unless you have located a bed at another facility or have made arrangements to move elsewhere," Vestal noted in the letter.
During Wednesday evening's meeting, Vestal noted that 24 of the current 30 residents at Barone will be moving to Moore-Few Care Center. Five residents will be moving to other facilities and one resident is still undecided. He also added that 100 percent of the Barone staff will be transferring to Moore-Few.
Half of the 24 residents who will be moving to Moore-Few will be moved on Oct. 18, starting at 8 a.m. The other half of the residents will be moving on Oct. 19, starting at 8 a.m. "You will be notified by Stacey Lewis, Social Services as to which day your loved one will be moving," noted the notice of discharge letter. "You are more than welcome to participate in the move to help this transition be as smooth as possible."
During the time of transition, Vestal noted that both buildings will be staffed for the residents remaining at Barone later than Oct. 19.
In addition to this discussion, Nevada City Manager Mark Mitchell was present at the meeting to discuss the recently awarded American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for Long-Term Care.
The Nevada City Council recently passed an ordinance giving ARPA funding in the not-to-exceed amount of $100,000. Mitchell noted that this would be given in $50,000 increments.
Mitchell also went on to state that a company recently looked at the Barone Care Center facility with an interest in purchasing it. He noted that this was an outside interest and the city was not involved. As of the LTC meeting, Mitchell stated they had not heard back from the company who had visited.
Other items discussed during the meeting included updated financials; pass-through expenses payments to Nevada Regional Medical Center; and facilities update given by Maureen Short, a former Administrator of Barone Alzheimers Care Center. Short noted that she was "so pleased" with the changes made to Moore-Few and felt like they "got it under control."
Vestal also noted he learned after a recent discussion with NRMC CEO Jason Anglin that the hospital will "be announcing that they are buying the clinic across the street."
The clinic being referenced by Vestal is the Nevada Medical Clinic at 900 S. Adams St.