Seattle home-care agency to close
A Seattle home-care agency whose 114-home care workers help about 200 elderly and disabled area residents live independently is closing down, Seattle Times staff reporter Maureen O’Hagan reports in todays’ paper.
The agency, which is run by the community service organization Solid Ground, will lay off the workers Dec. 31, the paper reports.
Solid Ground, which is based in the Wallingford/Fremont area, will stay open and continue its other community service activities.
Falling donations and declining government support coupled with higher costs, in particular health insurance for its employees, is forcing the move.
To learn more:
- Read O’Hagan’s piece in the Seattle Times.
- Visit the Solid Ground website, which has information about its other community service and advocacy programs.
Category: Disabilities, Senior Health, Social & Family Issues
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