Union leaders and workers are criticizing the decision by Living Legends and the McGuire management group for its short notice on a plan to close a Chautauqua County nursing home. Late Tuesday, 1199 SEIU was notified by the state Department of Health that Absolut Care of Westfield submitted a plan of closure to the state in June. The employer failed to provide advanced notice to the union regarding its plan to close the 120-bed facility located in rural. “We were taken into the activity room and management told us they were closing our facility because they can’t come to ...