HealthBridge Management LLC put five Connecticut nursing homes into bankruptcy, citing burdensome union costs, Bloomberg News reported yesterday. "The centers have a bright future if they can operate under labor agreements that reflect today’s financial realities," said Lisa Crutchfield, HealthBridge labor relations vice president. She said the filings will not affect patient care or the operation of other nursing facilities. Without court protection from creditors, the centers would be losing $1.3 million a month faced with "the crushing burden of unsustainable labor costs," she said. HealthBridge itself did not file.
