(Adair County, Iowa) – Families of persons living at the Good Samaritan Society in Fontanelle and Postville were notified on Wednesday, that those care facilities will be closing in less than two months. KCCI in Des Moines and KWWL TV in Waterloo, reports the notice said both facilities would be closing on Nov. 19th.

Officials said the closure is due to multiple challenges seen by the facility like hiring more staff, low resident numbers and complications due to COVID-19. Inadequate Medicaid reimbursement rates are also playing a role in the closures, along with increased operating costs, which combined, officials say, have led to a situation that is not sustainable.

In Eastern Iowa, the Good Samaritan Society in Postville is also closing on Nov. 19, but their independent living apartments will stay open.