NORTH HILLS, Calif. (KTLA) -- A series of Southern California treatment centers for children with autism closed Friday without warning, leaving the parents of the young patients wondering what happened.
Wellspring Health Care and Home Care provided treatment for thousands of children with autism across Southern California until Friday, when its locations shut their doors, apparently for good.
Some employees told KTLA they haven't been paid for a month. Others said they received an email last week informing them they wouldn't be paid Friday.
Caroline Simha -- the mother of a child with autism -- wonders what she will do now that Wellspring is no longer open.
"When the services are cut, it's like you don't know where to go," she told KTLA.
Wellspring founder and CEO Leo Landeverde issued the email to his employees last week saying they wouldn't be paid due to "cash flow problems."
That same day, Landeverde tweeted, "Can you start over after losing it all? A man of God can."
His Twitter bio changed from Wellspring CEO to Passionate Christ Follower, Entrepreneur, Missionary Coaching. Financial Freedom Fighter, Inspiring People to overcome. All Odds God's Way."
"There's obviously something wrong when somebody shuts their doors so quickly with no notification to anyone," Simah said.
No one seems to know where Landeverde is now. The home at his last known address stands empty with a notice on the door directing anyone interested in buying it to contact Bank of America.
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Autism Care Provider Wellspring Goes Out of Business