A number of Omaha families are scrambling to find new housing for their loved ones after a metro assisted care facility announced they'd be closing their doors.
Sherrie Tourek tells 6 News her 53 year old sister felt at home in the Lutheran Home. Now, Tourek will have to find somewhere new for her sister to live. "She has special needs. It's heartbreaking too, you know. What are we doing to do if we can't find a place for her?"
It's a question that many families are now having to face. About 60 senior citizens received the 30-day legal notice to move by the end of July, but Lutheran Home President, Kermit Brashear, told 6 News that the doors won't close until every resident finds a new place to live.
Though an assisted living facility for 90 years, the Lutheran Home has been losing money, and Brashear said the non-profit is closing on its own terms rather than struggle until the government steps in.
Tourek said her sister is not taking the news well and that after thirteen years paying for care in the Lutheran Home, her sister doesn't deserve to be left homeless.
Brashear said he and the staff care about the residents and will help place very one of them in a different facility.The Lutheran Home has a contract with Veterans Affairs to provide assisted living for a dozen veterans. Some have already found new care facilities.
After every resident is placed, the building will be sold. The non-profit already has interested buyers.
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