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Gracedale nursing‑home leaders report improved metrics but council seeks more data and a strategic briefing
Summary
Michelle Morton, Gracedale nursing administrator, told the Human Services Committee the county nursing home has reduced overtime, is improving hours‑per‑patient‑day (PPD) and that staffing remains supplemented heavily by agency workers; council members requested a dedicated follow‑up meeting and additional breakdowns of agency hours and costs.
Michelle Morton, nursing administrator at Gracedale, briefed the Northampton County Human Services Committee on staffing, agency usage and operational metrics, reporting both improvement in several indicators and ongoing challenges with agency staffing and vacant nurse positions.
Morton said Gracedale had 18 open full‑time nursing positions in June: 12 certified nursing assistants (CNAs), four licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and two registered nurses (RNs). She said January–May agency staffing was budgeted at $9,125,000 and that the home spent $9,102,681 in that period; agency staff worked about 164,000 hours from January through June 6. Morton described the facility’s hours‑per‑patient‑day…
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