A St. Paul-based home health care company plans to close in coming months, laying off more than 400 employees.

Dependable Home Healthcare notified its staff and clients Tuesday that it will suspend services at the end of January as the company winds down its operations, according to a letter to Minnesota officials from CEO Katie Fleury. The company provides services allowing the elderly and those with disabilities to live outside of institutional settings.

Fleury cited “business challenges and upcoming regulatory changes impacting the Minnesota home care industry” as the reason behind the closure. Fleury did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment Tuesday.

The announcement comes just days after Gov. Tim Walz ordered the state Department of Human Services to pause payments to

See Full Page