A ratepayer loan of up to $200,000 to the troubled Edale Aged Care in Marton remains on the cards.
But the Marton Edale Home Trust Board will have to present more detailed financial information before it is considered by the Rangitikei District Council.
The council adopted its annual plan on Thursday which included the ability for it to approve the interest free-loan subject to it being secured and not impacting rates.
Council will also provide advice to the board.
Last month the Chronicle revealed Edale had been forced to close its dementia unit, cut staff and approach the council for the loan after losing about $200,000 to alleged fraud.
A 48-year-old Marton woman has been charged with using a document for pecuniary advantage and is due to appear in the Marton District Court in July.
Council chief executive Ross McNeil said the trust owned property which could be used to secure any loan.
"Part of that due diligence exercise is looking at the nature of the property holdings and whether there are any caveats or impediments to that," he said.
Bulls ward councillor Graeme Platt asked why council should support the Marton facility when it hadn't offered the same support to the failed Bulls, Hunterville and Taihape rest homes.
Mayor Andy Watson, who vacated the chair because he also sits on the Edale board, said Edale was operated by trust whereas Bulls was a for-profit commercial operation.
Councillor Nigel Belsham as one of the original settlors of the trust the council owed it to the community to consider the loan.
"If we were to walk away and let them stand on their own two feet, or fall on their own two feet, I think we'd have done a huge disservice," he said.
Councillor Jane Dunn also supported the loan.
"This is the last rest home in this district. It would be a real shame if we had no rest home in Rangitikei to provide that service to residents close by."
But while councillor Angus Gordon supported offering Edale advice he had reservations.
"I'm less convinced on the loan but I think if we give them the right advice it would allow them to get a business case together to actually go to someone else."