BAYARD, Neb. (AP) — The Bayard City Council has voted to terminate the management contract for its nursing home.

The council held a special meeting Wednesday and voted 4-3 to end the contract two months before it was due to expire and take over administration of Chimney Rock Villa on Friday. The city owns the 49-bed skilled nursing facility but had contracted with Rural Health Development to run it.

Bayard residents have raised concerns about patient care and facility staffing, which has fallen to a critical level.

Mayor Michelle Coolidge says more staffers will be sought and says a council committee has options for the facility’s future administration.