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Our Lady Of Angels No Longer Exists Anymore: WJOL
For decades, Our Lady of Angels was considered the gold standard for long-term care in the Joliet area. Now, it is an empty property.
JOLIET, IL — In November, the president of Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home announced that the Joliet retirement home will be permanently closed by March, but it turns out the closing happened much faster than that.
On Tuesday, Joliet's news radio station, reported that all the residents have been moved out of Our Lady of Angels. The radio station announced that plans are in the works to hold one final Mass of Thanksgiving on the property, on Saturday, Feb. 11.
“We are pleased and relieved that residents were all able to find their next home, and we wish our dedicated staff blessings too as they look for and accept new positions," Sister Jeanne Bessette, president of the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate, informed WJOL. "I am relieved but grateful to the many volunteers, family members, staff and managers who assisted our residents in their moves to their new homes.”
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Our Lady of Angels retirement home has been at 1201 Wyoming Avenue on Joliet’s west side since 1960. On Oct. 18, Joliet Patch reported that the nursing care facility overseen by the Joliet Franciscan Sisters won't be open a year from now.
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