 Nursing home residents of Good Samaritan Society in Clearbrook will soon have to find a new place to call home. The facility is set to close its doors in December. Hady Clodder shows us how the community is dealing with the news. In less than 60 days, the Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home in Clearbrook will be no more. At an early October meeting, representatives from Good Samaritan informed employees, residents and families that the facility will shut down on December 8th. To be losing them is going to be hard on the families. All the people that have loved ones in there, that also takes away from our local economy here. Instead of having to get gas in town, they're going to have to get gas elsewhere. Devin Ockrey has close ties with the more than 55-year-old facility. He says his great-grandfather donated the land to build it. Just to basically up and walk away, I mean I just, I don't understand why another path wouldn't have been looked at. Mayor Gooch says he was told the reason for the closure has something to do with the facility not meeting the fire codes. No one would speak on camera with us, but Good Samaritan Society sent us a statement. It reads in part because of changes in senior care regulations, the long-term issues have generated significant challenges resulting in the unfortunate decision to close this facility. They had gotten their use out of the facility for 50-60 years without putting anything back into it and so it had ran its course and they were going to walk away. Ockrey says his grandfather Harlan loves the outdoors and he visits him every day. His grandfather was a resident up until last Wednesday when he had to move out. For grandma it, you know, she's got further to drive a lot of his friends now, you know, where there was some that were stopping by a couple times a week. You know, now it might be once a month. Residents like Harlan have found a new home in Bagley at Cornerstone Residence Senior Care. Sherri Peterson, who spent 15 years as a director of nursing at Good Samaritan, says they want to provide comfort for families during this difficult time. We know most of the people coming to us and certainly their families, so it's really been, I think, a smooth transition. Cornerstone offers memory care and assisted living resources and gives former Good Samaritan residents another option. We're local. People don't have to move away to, you know, down in the cities or somewhere far away from their family. We can be close enough that people can come visit and that, you know, they know their loved ones are near. The closure will displace about 30 residents and 50 employees, but the entire community will deal with the long-term effects. In Clearbrook, Hady Clodder, Lately News. Mayor Goode says Clearbrook is a strong community and they will explore all avenues, including seeking public input on possibly establishing another assisted living center in Clearbrook. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.