Admission to the unit requires the approval of the Medical Director, Dr. Carl Cooley. With prior approval, short-term stays are covered by NH Medicaid. The skilled nursing unit features state of the art equipment and is staffed 24 hours per day by Registered Nurses and Certified Nursing Assistants. A medical doctor performs rounds daily and is available 24 hours per day. The skilled nursing unit is divided into four sections, each with its own kitchen, dining room, and living room.
All bedrooms are bright, spacious, double occupancy with fully accessible, bathrooms.
Single rooms are available in special circumstances. While staying at CMRC children have access to various recreational facilities including two pools, a bowling alley, a fully accessible media center with large screen projection room, and a private beach front located at the bottom of the mountain on Sunset Lake. Future possibilities for respite services provided by CMRC include providing respite services on site to children with challenging behavioral issues, working with various community agencies to expand the range of respite services available to families in their own homes, and the creation of respite drop in sites both at CMRC and in the community so families can drop off their children for a few hours on a Friday or Saturday night.