A home healthcare company has filed a formal notice with the state detailing plans to permanently shut down its Orlando facility and lay off all 21 employees.
Southeast Homecare issued a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notice to the Florida Department of Commerce and multiple mayors, including Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, on Thursday, June 18.
In that notice, the company said that it will cease operations at its MIA Home Health Care Services, Inc. branch, which is located at 604 Courtland Street, Suite 100 in Orlando. In addition, the company indicated that the job losses are permanent and are expected to take effect on Monday, August 31, 2026.
According to Southeast Homecare, the planned closure is the result of a “strategic realignment of operations” aimed at improving efficiency and transitioning the company to a “network-based model.”
The 21 terminations at the Orlando worksite include 10 field registered nurses, two case managers, a field licensed practical nurse, a field home health aide, a medical social worker, an intake/scheduling coordinator, an assistant case manager, a scheduling coordinator, a director of nursing, a home health customer service worker, and an administrator.
The Orlando closure is part of a broader statewide shutdown for several Southeast Homecare entities. The company’s permanent closures will also impact five regional offices across Florida, resulting in the termination of an additional 157 employees.
Those additional closures include a facility in Doral affecting 73 workers, a Fort Lauderdale site affecting 39 workers, a Tampa location affecting 23 workers, a branch in St. Petersburg affecting 12 workers, and a Jacksonville office affecting 10 workers.
The affected Southeast Homecare employees are not represented by a union. As a result, the company noted that no bumping rights exist, meaning those with more seniority cannot displace junior employees to retain their jobs.