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Debt still plagues Boston nursing home in receivership

A nursing home in Mission Hill that has been in receivership since April is still $772,000 in debt.

That's according to a new report filed by the court-appointed receiver overseeing the Edgar P. Benjamin Healthcare Center. Despite the debt, which stems from the years the Benjamin failed to pay bills before being placed into receivership, the long-term care facility has met its financial obligations over the last few months, fixed payroll issues and has increased its resident census to 81 from an April low of 70.

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City leaders rallied to save the Benjamin Healthcare Center, a nursing home in Mission Hill that's set to close July 1, leaving its 76 patients, all elderly or with disabilities, needing to find new homes.

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