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By Liese Klein During ordinary times in the nursing home industry, 101 empty beds out of a total of 357 would be a major crisis. But executives of Masonicare, the Wallingford-based nonprofit conglomerate that runs Masonicare Health Center, see the low occupancy rate it reported on March 1 which mirrors industrywide trends during the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity. Masonicare asked the Department of Social Services earlier this year for a permanent reduction in beds at its skilled nursing facility, from 357 to 260, a loss of 97 beds. If the request is approved, Masonicare will reduce the bed count at its Wallingford nursing home by converting all of the four-person rooms to double rooms – and many of the double rooms to single rooms. Would-be residents want private rooms and more space allows for greater patient safety, said Masonicare President and CEO Jon-Paul Venoit.

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