Majestic Care’s hospitals employ fewer staff than the state-owned hospitals it bought. The sale has families of residents worried.

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Patrick Morrisey announced the sale of this state-owned nursing home and the three others to a private company. And when he was first diagnosed about six months ago, he was combative, and a private nursing home in nearby Kingwood wouldn’t accept him. John Manchin Sr. Health Care Center in Fairmont is one of four West Virginia-owned nursing homes being sold to a private company, Majestic Care. Selling to a private company with lower staffing levelsMorrisey announced the $60 million sale of the health care facilities on Aug. 12. Pastor Leah Starkey regularly visits Lakin Hospital to minister to patients at the state-owned nursing home.