Petersen Health Care — based in Peoria — has filed for Chapter Eleven bankruptcy. In its filing, Petersen Health Care estimates it owes between 100-million and 500-million dollars to as many as ten-thousand creditors. Its biggest single debt is listed at 12-million dollars. As a result, some local nursing and long-term care facilities are at risk of closing. These facilities are currently under the care of a court-appointed receiver.
In our area, Peterson Health Care operates Enfield Rehab and Rehab, McLeansboro Health and Rehab, Flora Rehabilitation and Health Care, and Flora Gardens Care Center. No word has been announced on what will happen locally.