BETHLEHEM — The owners of a Delmar assisted living facility forced to close its doors last month over failed building code inspections say they are working “diligently” with town officials to reopen the facility and eventually welcome back residents.
The 67-bed Albany Center for Independent Living on Rockefeller Road was slapped with a “notice of imminent danger” and an emergency order to vacate the property by the town of Bethlehem’s Building Division on Sept. 3. The order was handed down after a rash of serious safety violations were documented during two days of inspections in late August.
All 45 residents were relocated to new homes with assistance from the state Department of Health, some far away from relatives, while staff had to be moved to other facilities or were forced to claim unemployment…