6/26/2025 Update: Rina Bakalar, Trumbull’s Director of Economic and Community Development has been working with the CT Department of Labor (DOL) and other agencies to ensure workers receive support to find new employment. Rina is collaborating with DOL on a Job Fair to be held on site for laid off workers on July 23rd, 2025, from 11am – 1pm. We don’t want anyone to lose their job, but we believe these workers are dedicated and have good skills and can find employment in other Trumbull or regional businesses in the near term.
Please contact Rina Bakalar at rbakalar@trumbull-ct.gov for additional information.
Original Post: I am aware of the recent problems at St. Joseph’s Center, and I have been very concerned for the health and safety of its residents. As we previously reported, residents have been evacuated from the facility twice in the past few months. Yesterday, I received a copy of a letter from an attorney for Genesis, the parent company of St. Joseph’s Center, to the CT Department of Social Services requesting to close the facility. The CT Department of Social Services and the CT Department of Public Health continue to have oversight over this matter.
Rina Bakalar, Trumbull’s Director of Economic and Community Development will be reaching out to the CT Department of Labor to be sure employment services are in place to assist staff that are being dislocated.
As it relates to the future disposition of the property, we will be discussing next steps with Genesis and the Diocese of Bridgeport who own the adjacent properties. This site has been home to hundreds of residents. Any closure and transition of the property needs to be planned with the utmost care and concern for our community.