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Merrimack County approves nursing-home rate increase, and creates full-time clerk role
Summary
The Merrimack County commissioners approved a 47% private-room rate increase at the county nursing home to offset a projected revenue shortfall and approved converting two part‑time health‑information clerk posts into one full‑time position to improve staffing and retention.
The Merrimack County Board of Commissioners voted to raise the nursing home private‑pay room rate effective July 1 and to reclassify two part‑time health information clerk positions into one full‑time clerk position.
Commissioner David Shurtleff said the rate change is needed after the state changed how it calculates pro‑share reimbursement. Heather Mokwin, nursing‑home staff member, told commissioners an unchanged private‑pay rate would leave the nursing‑home budget about $2.2 million short of the amount budgeted for the year. The board approved a private‑pay rate increase that staff said equals a 47% rise from the current…
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