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Kristin Wright

A St. Louis nursing home closes suddenly, prompting wider concerns over care

Supporters of Northview Village Nursing Home gather in St. Louis on Tuesday to show support for displaced residents and the employees left jobless by the facility's sudden closure. (Jim Salter/AP)

The Northview Village nursing home shut down without warning Friday afternoon, displacing about 170 residents of the St. Louis facility. The privately owned facility housed aging adults, people with disabilities, and others seeking rehabilitative care, including mental health services.

Administrators told employees shortly before 3 p.m. Friday that the owners did not have funding to make payroll, Carolyn Hawthorne, a registered nurse at the facility, told St. Louis Public Radio.

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