Approximately five residents per day are being moved to other local homes, including centers in Vallejo, Fairfield and Oakland. However, there is a severe shortage of beds available in the area, according to Barrett. We can't house them all in the remaining beds. Many of the residents will end up at the Sierra Solano facility in Fairfield, which also is owned by Horizon West. This fact concerns many involved in the closure.
Nobody knows what is going on.
The employees are just as curious about what's happening as the next person. According to the California Health and Safety Code, residents must be provided with transfer trauma counseling and a statement of where and how they will be moved at the same time that they receive their 30-day written notice of the move. In addition, the facility must file a written relocation plan with the Department of Health Services at least 45 days before the closure. We're simply trying to prevent people from dying. The residents of Sereno Care Center came to the facility from all over the area.