Family members concerned as Summit County’s only assisted living facility possibly closing
OAKLEY, Utah — The only assisted living facility in Summit County could be closing, and the employees, residents and their families are fighting for it to stay.
Monday afternoon, dozens of protesters of all ages gathered in front of the Elk Meadows Assisted Living Center, holding signs that read “Please don’t make our residents move” and “Save our grandparents’ home.”
“Everybody here is just family. We don’t want to lose that,” said LaDene Atkinson, one of the residents.
According to a notice sent out by the city of Oakley, the Chateau Recovery Center wants to buy the building and turn it into a 56-bed drug and alcohol treatment facility.
“Honestly, I wish Oakley would step up and do better,” said Tom Lazenby, who only lives half a mile away. “My mom and dad are both residents here. They got in a car wreck a couple years ago and we ended up here and we’d hate to see them move.”
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