Staff, residents, and families are seeking answers after employees at one of Long Island's largest nursing and rehabilitation centers said it may be forced to close by the end of the year.

Half a dozen employees at Cold Spring Hills Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation told News 12 on Tuesday they received emails saying layoffs would begin as early as Monday, Dec. 23.

Several said there are plans to begin moving residents out of the 588-bed facility in Woodbury before shuttering the troubled center by the end of the year.

The facility has been under scrutiny following a 2022 lawsuit by New York Attorney General Letitia James that claimed Cold Spring Hills diverted $23 million in Medicaid and Medicare funds from resident care through a fraudulent network of companies that were used to conceal up-front profit taking.

The lawsuit alleged that long before the COVID-19 pandemic, the owners repeatedly cut staffing at the 588-bed facility, which created poor working conditions and endangered residents.

By Tuesday night, messages to the facility, the New York Attorney General's Office, and union reps for 1999SEIU, which represents many of the employees, had not been returned.

The New York Department of Health has several guidelines that facilities must follow before they can close their doors for good. A DOH spokesperson said they haven't received nor approved a relocation plan for Cold Spring Hills residents.

This morning, News 12 sent follow-up requests for information to the facility's administrator, state health department and union representatives. We are still awaiting responses.