Pratt Newton to close its doors
SHERBURNE – Nearly 82 years after the Pratt Newton Memorial Home for aged women was established on Maine Street in the Village of Sherburne, the facility faces insurmountable hardships that have lead to a decision to close its doors at the end of the month.
Citing increasing costs of day to day operations and years of financial burdens prompted by a number of aspects, members of the Pratt Newton Memorial Board of Directors say the home will be forced to close on Jan. 31. According to a press release written by the board, “it became impossible to continue the home’s operation.”
“We just can’t cash flow anymore,” explained Pratt Newton Memorial Home Treasurer Rosemary Jaytanie. “We have had a hard time with costs rising and our income just hasn’t been enough.”
Since the announcement of Pratt Newton’s impending closure, three of the seven residents that call the facility home have left to stay with family or sought another round-the-clock care facility. Though Pratt Newton has a 10-resident capacity, being fully occupied would bear little impact on the difficult decision to close, Jaytanie noted.
“We are sick about it and we hate to close it ... but even if we had 10 residents, we still couldn’t keep cash flow,” she said.
Pratt Newton Memorial currently employs 11 people (10 staff and one administrator), some of whom have been with the nonprofit organization for more than 25 years, Jaytanie said. “Nobody, the residents or the staff, is taking it well,” she said.
While the Board of Directors acknowledges the closing of Pratt Newton will leave a tremendous sense of loss in the Village of Sherburne, Board members are seeking out other not for profit organizations that might wish to locate to the Sherburne area. Hopes of the Board are to attract an organization that keeps the mission of the organization.
According to a statement from Pratt Newton, “This has been ongoing since November of 2013 and as of yet, no suitable organization has been found. Through working with the New York State Attorney General’s Office and the New York State Department of Health, the closure plan has been approved and is in the final stages of implementation.”
“The greatest good that could come out of the closure of Pratt Newton would be for the building to be taken over by an organization that would keep the light of the charity, caring and concern for people burning brightly the way it has in the home for the last eighty-two years,” the statement added.
Pratt Newton Memorial was founded in 1932 by sisters Carrie Pratt and Grace Newton by donating their family home and creating trusts to pay for operation.
Agencies interested in exploring opportunities for further use of the three-story home are encouraged to contact Helen Braun at 607-673-4372; or David Wern at 607-674-4402.
Citing increasing costs of day to day operations and years of financial burdens prompted by a number of aspects, members of the Pratt Newton Memorial Board of Directors say the home will be forced to close on Jan. 31. According to a press release written by the board, “it became impossible to continue the home’s operation.”
“We just can’t cash flow anymore,” explained Pratt Newton Memorial Home Treasurer Rosemary Jaytanie. “We have had a hard time with costs rising and our income just hasn’t been enough.”
Since the announcement of Pratt Newton’s impending closure, three of the seven residents that call the facility home have left to stay with family or sought another round-the-clock care facility. Though Pratt Newton has a 10-resident capacity, being fully occupied would bear little impact on the difficult decision to close, Jaytanie noted.
“We are sick about it and we hate to close it ... but even if we had 10 residents, we still couldn’t keep cash flow,” she said.
Pratt Newton Memorial currently employs 11 people (10 staff and one administrator), some of whom have been with the nonprofit organization for more than 25 years, Jaytanie said. “Nobody, the residents or the staff, is taking it well,” she said.
While the Board of Directors acknowledges the closing of Pratt Newton will leave a tremendous sense of loss in the Village of Sherburne, Board members are seeking out other not for profit organizations that might wish to locate to the Sherburne area. Hopes of the Board are to attract an organization that keeps the mission of the organization.
According to a statement from Pratt Newton, “This has been ongoing since November of 2013 and as of yet, no suitable organization has been found. Through working with the New York State Attorney General’s Office and the New York State Department of Health, the closure plan has been approved and is in the final stages of implementation.”
“The greatest good that could come out of the closure of Pratt Newton would be for the building to be taken over by an organization that would keep the light of the charity, caring and concern for people burning brightly the way it has in the home for the last eighty-two years,” the statement added.
Pratt Newton Memorial was founded in 1932 by sisters Carrie Pratt and Grace Newton by donating their family home and creating trusts to pay for operation.
Agencies interested in exploring opportunities for further use of the three-story home are encouraged to contact Helen Braun at 607-673-4372; or David Wern at 607-674-4402.
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