After decades as Beaver County’s county-run nursing home, it was announced this week that Friendship Ridge has been sold to a New Jersey company, Comprenhensive HealthCare Management Services.
According to an article on the Post-Gazette.com, the deal to sell the 600-bed facility, the third largest nursing home in Pennsylvania, was made today. The new owners will close on the property on March 1.
In the article, company officials said they plan to keep the majority of the 600 employees who work at Friendship Ridge. They also plan to upgrade the building and want patient care to be a top priority.