Mariner Post-Acute to close Greeley office

Deep Medicare cuts lead to corporate restructure for Mariner

GREELEY — Citing deep cuts in Medicare reimbursements that have slashed company revenues, Mariner Post-Acute Network Inc. will close 20 of its corporate offices around the country, including one in Greeley.

“We’re closing corporate offices and laying off 300 corporate employees,´ said Kim Spell, spokeswoman for the Atlanta-based company. “It’s painful, but we’re forced to layoff these hardworking corporate employees in an effort to not have to close any [nursing] homes or lay off any caregivers. Our goal is to make sure that direct patient care is not affected.”

In Greeley, six employees…