Mercy Senior Care seeks CDBG waiver as North Georgia Autism Center proposes using former Rome care facility
At a Dec. 9 Floyd County Board of Commissioners public hearing, Mercy Senior Care asked the commission to request a Georgia Department of Community Affairs waiver to shorten a CDBG-use requirement so the Chatillon Road building can be repurposed; North Georgia Autism Center said it intends to occupy the site to provide services to children with autism.
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Kathryn Lawler, identifying herself as CEO of Mercy Care, told the Floyd County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 9 that Mercy Senior Care closed the facility at 300 Chatillon Road on June 30, 2025, after a year-and-a-half discernment process and that staff and residents were assisted during the closure. "The last day of service was on June 30, 2025," Lawler said, and described efforts to place residents and provide support packages for employees.
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