Edgar Benjamin Healthcare Center

The receivership at the Edgar Benjamin Healthcare Center will continue until June, under a Dec. 19 Suffolk County Superior Court decision, with continued funding from the state but increased requirements around financial oversight.

For residents in Boston and surrounding communities, 2024 saw heightened discussions about the closure of health care facilities and the elimination of health care resources, highlighting gaps that already existed in lower-income areas and communities of color.

When leadership from the Edgar Benjamin Healthcare Center met with representatives from the state in court on Dec. 5, the topic of what’s next for the Mission Hill nursing facility, which faced a potential closure in the spring, dominated the status conference.

A Suffolk County Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday to put the Edgar Benjamin Healthcare Center into receivership after community members took matters into their own hands in an attempt to stop the center’s pending closure.