That will mean a loss of 131 jobs in Fairfield Twp. and 37 jobs in Eaton.
In a letter received Feb. 14, Personal Touch Home Care company CEO Rob Caione said the company anticipates that all of the separations will occur on April 20 and that the layoffs will be permanent.
Founded in 1974, New York-based Personal-Touch Home Care has more than 35 locations in 10 states with more than 10,000 employees. It provides skilled nursing, physical, occupational and speech therapy, medical social work and home health aides and companions.
In addition to these traditional home health services, Personal-Touch has developed specialty programs, including mental health, pediatrics, maternal/child, hospice, rehabilitation, early intervention and early childhood education, dialysis, infusion and others.
Caione has served as the company’s CEO since December 2015.
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