Mission seeks Villa ownership

Seeking to alleviate losses amounting to $10,000 a month, Mission Health Services seeks to take ownership of The Villa and change its care model.

Last night, the first step towards that move was signed in a lease amendment between Mission Health and Castle Rock Hospital District.

Gary Kelso, president of Mission, said while the company is a nonprofit entity, it has lost $120,000 in the last year in operating The Villa, a longterm-care facility that is part of the Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center building. Mission Health, based in Utah, took managerial control of the former Castl...