A Tornado Watch continues for Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Marion and Shelby counties. Click for details

The Tornado Watch has been cancelled for Morgan county. Click for details

Angel Care retirement facility poses health, safety risk, officials say

By ANNIE GOELLER
Daily Journal staff writer
First Posted: June 26, 2012 - 1:25 am
Last Updated: June 26, 2012 - 1:26 am

We also have more stories about:
(click the phrases to see a list)

Photos:

The city of Franklin has ordered the former Angel Care retirement home be torn down after years of being empty. PHOTO BY SCOTT ROBERSON

Mold has overtaken the walls and floors of a former Franklin nursing home, and water has left it in danger of collapsing.

Vandals have broken in multiple times; copper wire and metal have been ripped out; and a shed was set on fire since the former Angel Care retirement home facility, at 1107 and 1109 N. Main St., was closed more than five years ago.

Now, the city has ordered the facility be torn down.

The biggest issue is a leaking sprinkler system, which has caused mold to grow and rotted the walls and floor of the lower level, said Rhoni Oliver, city code enforcement officer.

This story appears in the print edition of Daily Journal. Subscribers can read the entire story online by signing in here or in our e-Edition by clicking here.