OSSIPEE — Carroll County commissioners are seeking proposals from elder-care consultants to look at the need for assisted living in Carroll County.
Commissioners have sought a study on the need for assisted living in the county since 2017. A public forum on aging, which attracted over 100 people, was held in April 2017 at the Gibson Center for Senior Services in North Conway.
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