Our Lady Of Angels Announces Permanent Closing Date

JOLIET, IL — On Thursday, the president of Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home announced that the Joliet retirement home will be permanently closed by March.

Our Lady of Angels retirement home has been at 1201 Wyoming Avenue on Joliet’s west side since 1960.

"Following long and deliberate consideration, we regret to announce that Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home will close by February 28, 2023," announced Sister Jeanne Bessette, president of the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate. "This difficult decision is made for financial reasons alone. Put simply, despite our best efforts, OLA has been and will continue to lose a substantial amount of money, and we can no longer continue to operate as a stand-alone long term care facility."

Sister Bessette stated that OLA’s management company and administrative team are working on behalf of residents to assist them and their families in finding new homes to care for their various levels of need.

"We are also committed to helping employees find new positions in other long term care facilities," she indicated. "We will be working with each family during this transition. Our hope is to have each resident transitioned to a new home by or before February 28, 2023."

In closing, Sister Bessette's news release went on to say: "The Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate are grateful to the people of Joliet who have entrusted the care of family members to OLA for the last 60 years. We are also grateful to the dedicated women and men, as well as our own sisters, who have cared for our residents in every department at OLA to deliver quality living and healthcare. We will work to do our best to ensure a smooth transition for our residents, families and staff."

On Oct. 18, Joliet Patch reported that discussions were underway about closing Our Lady of Angels. The story was headlined: Our Lady Of Angels: 'It Is True That We Are Considering Closing'