Lamont McClure and the staff of Gracedale Nursing Home are pleased to report that Gracedale received a three-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The rating will be displayed on the Nursing Home Compare website on or around August 28, 2019. Previously, when it was under the administration of Premier, Gracedale had been rated as two stars. Northampton County reassumed control of the facility in January 2019.

“We need to continue to work to have a five-star rating,” says Lamont McClure, “but as long as Gracedale is striving to meet our moral obligation of taking care of those who can no longer care for themselves while balancing the interests of the taxpayers who pay the bills, we’re on the right track.”

Gracedale is the largest county-owned nursing home under one roof in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It currently serves 654 residents. According to Census data, other nursing homes in Pennsylvania only serve an average of 109.8 residents. The U.S. average is 86.1. Eight-seven percent of Gracedale’s residents are recipients of Medicaid and represent 44% of the entire Medicaid nursing home population in Northampton County. Gracedale does not refuse care to anyone in need, which means the facility often accepts those with the most serious medical and psychological issues.