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County executive asks council to create director and deputy posts to oversee Gracedale nursing home
Summary
Northampton County’s executive asked the personnel committee to advance a reorganization that would create a director of continuum of care and a deputy to focus on financial strategy and long‑term planning for Gracedale, citing occupancy, Medicaid reliance and repeated shortfalls; committee members requested ordinance edits and reserved final vote for the council.
The county executive asked the Personnel Committee on April 15 to advance a reorganization that would create two executive positions to oversee Gracedale, Northampton County’s county‑owned skilled nursing facility.
The executive (Czeransky) told the committee Gracedale is one of the county’s largest assets — “688 certified beds” with occupancy at roughly 70 percent, “actually, today is 484” residents — and said the facility has recurring financial shortfalls, including a $7,000,000 county contribution approved earlier this year. She said the proposed director of continuum of care and a deputy director for finance and strategy would provide a single point of accountability, pursue reimbursements and grants and give administrators time to focus on day‑to‑day resident care.
“This is step one in trying to strengthen its operations and make…
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