Debate over possible sale of Cumberland County’s nursing home remains hot as foes renew call for pause
Updated Jan 25, 2021;
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The battle over whether Cumberland County commissioners should sell the Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center doesn’t seem to be cooling down at all.
That was evident Monday morning when the commissioners again heard multiple pleas to call off the sale investigation indefinitely, or at least defer it until the COVID-19 pandemic passes.
Those requests came during a meeting during at county officials cited the county-owned nursing home’s financial losses and ongoing difficulty in recruiting and retaining staff. The highlighted a nearly $1 million decline in the home’s find balance over the past year. The possibility that federal authorities will require $500,000 to $900,000 in fire safety to be made at the facility also was mentioned.