tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post1980725023267192550..comments2024-03-29T09:51:12.266-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: A Gracedale UpdateBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-3326892753860235462015-02-25T04:44:23.004-05:002015-02-25T04:44:23.004-05:00Hopefully Gracedale will go on to overcome the att...Hopefully Gracedale will go on to overcome the attempts to destroy it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-70913746484273479072015-02-23T19:10:16.151-05:002015-02-23T19:10:16.151-05:00"Are you so thick headed"
No, just smar... "Are you so thick headed"<br /><br />No, just smart enough to have read through your con. Along with thousands of other people. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-22714468040544182142015-02-22T19:04:52.969-05:002015-02-22T19:04:52.969-05:004:00 AM Talk about total nonsense - I wrote the c...4:00 AM Talk about total nonsense - I wrote the comment at anon 1:34 PM, and my name isn't and has never been "John".<br /><br />Assume much? Are you so thick headed that you don't realize half the county followed the Gracedale matter?<br /><br />Please stop posting at 4 in the morning, and get some sleep instead. You sound loony tunes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-80365903875334969152015-02-22T04:00:10.561-05:002015-02-22T04:00:10.561-05:00Oh anon 1:34, aka John, oh Johnny boy. You got Ber...Oh anon 1:34, aka John, oh Johnny boy. You got Bernie to cover for you and you played the press for years but you are not the sweet old man you play.<br /><br />You and Angle had plans and they did not include Gracedale.<br /><br />Going private had nothing to do with better care but getting cold hard cash to bail you out of your dropping the ball on the swaption. You also wanted money for you obsession with an unneeded human services building that is already obsolete.<br /><br />Most folks who know the score, know the truth. On this blog you can post your nonsense and Bernie will protect you but we know the truth about what you "wanted" for Gracedale.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-21445041798856649592015-02-21T13:34:44.187-05:002015-02-21T13:34:44.187-05:00Angle and Stoffa did not try to "destroy"...Angle and Stoffa did not try to "destroy" Gracedale. Stoffa argued it was not financially viable for the county to run - which it may not be. We wouldn't have to have the tax increase that was just levied if it weren't for losses there.<br /><br />Selling Gracedale so a private enterprise can run it is not destroying it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-67368283768714966482015-02-21T11:59:47.088-05:002015-02-21T11:59:47.088-05:00My understanding is Gracedale has high standards f...My understanding is Gracedale has high standards for employment. Recently an unqualified woman who is also unfit for employment attempted to obtain a supervisory role in nursing there, and was summarily shown the exit door.<br /><br />Unlike John Brown, who will hire anyone, Gracedale maintains standards for employment. That's a start.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-6359329306778342962015-02-21T11:56:10.903-05:002015-02-21T11:56:10.903-05:00Angle and Stoffa worked to destroy Gracedale. It w...Angle and Stoffa worked to destroy Gracedale. It will take time to fix what they worked so hard to destroy. Gracedale will remain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-87055019354144142432015-02-21T11:52:12.103-05:002015-02-21T11:52:12.103-05:00I am unfamiliar with the debate about Gracedale fr...<i>I am unfamiliar with the debate about Gracedale from a few years back? Can anybody please enlighten me about what happened? Thanks to anyone who can shed some light on this for me!</i><br /><br />The voters voted 73% to keep it under county admin, and 27% to sell it. That's what happened. Google is your friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-84908737664848030042015-02-21T10:31:12.892-05:002015-02-21T10:31:12.892-05:00The petition drive to spare Gracedale was a huge u...The petition drive to spare Gracedale was a huge undertaking and the people spoke..loudly! Are we going to need another petition drive under Brown? It could come to that again but hopefully this group of so called leaders already know how that will end up again. Stop balancing the budget on the backs of the elderly and sick and poor of this county. Stand for something or you stand for nothing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-52489315195199162942015-02-21T09:17:11.743-05:002015-02-21T09:17:11.743-05:00I am unfamiliar with the debate about Gracedale fr...I am unfamiliar with the debate about Gracedale from a few years back? Can anybody please enlighten me about what happened? Thanks to anyone who can shed some light on this for me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-75489116861512529542015-02-21T01:14:27.454-05:002015-02-21T01:14:27.454-05:00No employees are happy. Everyone has discontent. D...No employees are happy. Everyone has discontent. D. Freeman is the most two-faced liar. Go ahead and bury the elderly people.<br />This is much like the Holocaust, but no one cares or does anything. Keep smiling.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-5777424156822546062015-02-20T20:03:01.423-05:002015-02-20T20:03:01.423-05:00Nursing homes will always be needed but counties d...Nursing homes will always be needed but counties don't need to be running them. 2/3 of the counties in PA don't have county owned or operated nursing homes and the people's needs are being met.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-50561841460822511572015-02-20T18:32:53.752-05:002015-02-20T18:32:53.752-05:00Gracedale might be hard on senior citizens as far ...Gracedale might be hard on senior citizens as far as taxes. But, when they need a place to go and be fed and taken care of when they need. They will be thankful that it's still there! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-57404020118055925562015-02-20T18:22:41.608-05:002015-02-20T18:22:41.608-05:00Gracedale will always be needed. Medical costs and...Gracedale will always be needed. Medical costs and the economy and the downward trends in money saved for retirements and the attacks on SS and Medicare..I see no way that trend gets reversed and older citizens are then capable of staving off institutionalization for economic reasons. personal care facilities are the current answer and the boomers are getting old now too..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-22036894456975297932015-02-20T18:13:58.646-05:002015-02-20T18:13:58.646-05:00I disagree. Gracedale is the sacred cow. No pol is...I disagree. Gracedale is the sacred cow. No pol is going to risk political until the county contribution becomes completely unmanageable. and that might be ok. The people might be right. As people begin staying in their homes, it might be possible to downsize the home and use the grounds for other county operations.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-59044575697523174422015-02-20T18:06:53.478-05:002015-02-20T18:06:53.478-05:00
Good news/bad news. Agree..more time needed to ev...<br />Good news/bad news. Agree..more time needed to evaluate the situation in a rational manner. Public opinion will probably dictate when enough is enough or..keep funding the facility despite the costs. The next county executive race will see this issue as a major point of contention and political stances.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-82465661585500585402015-02-20T14:46:08.802-05:002015-02-20T14:46:08.802-05:00The job Premier has done is obviously outstanding....The job Premier has done is obviously outstanding. They have saved money with numerous innovations. Employees seem happier, too, and you can't argue with the latest survey. But there is no question that Gracedale is going to continue to cost the county money and is never going to break even. The voters have decided it is worth the expense. If that feeling changes, it's going to take a lot more than anonymous comments here by peopkle who are afraid to identify themselves. I am willing to ID myself, and I believe we need a few more years before we can determine whether the cost is going to gfo out of control. If that happens, I will advocate its sale, as I did before. But not without getting a lot more support, and from people willing to say who they are.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-28702313730363576102015-02-20T14:29:12.826-05:002015-02-20T14:29:12.826-05:00It's running as well as it's ever run and ...It's running as well as it's ever run and it's an unmitigated financial disaster that projects to get worse and worse.<br /><br />Gracedale is why county bridges and other critical services will be ignored. Gracedale is a terrible injustice perpetrated on the 99% of county elderly who struggle to pay their taxes and keep their homes.<br /><br />Gracedale is why NorCo can't have nice things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-23642919596853650372015-02-20T10:43:32.641-05:002015-02-20T10:43:32.641-05:00why don't u union hating trolls get a job at w...why don't u union hating trolls get a job at walmart? I hear they provide decent wlivable wages with generous non-union benefits....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-22387426066137661692015-02-20T10:40:21.734-05:002015-02-20T10:40:21.734-05:00why don't brown privitize the county executive...why don't brown privitize the county executive position?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-16329293064842107692015-02-20T09:40:20.279-05:002015-02-20T09:40:20.279-05:00So what's the answer to Gracedale?
The only w...So what's the answer to Gracedale?<br /><br />The only way it ever breaks even is if the state changes the reimbursement formula in the welfare code. Privatizing food service, housekeeping, and laundry is one idea, but the unions will fight that cost saving idea ferociously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-91267116787268728682015-02-20T08:03:43.943-05:002015-02-20T08:03:43.943-05:00rid yourselves of the albatross and the associated...rid yourselves of the albatross and the associated union hacks that continue to drain the taxpayersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-35731976667653232282015-02-20T07:41:01.181-05:002015-02-20T07:41:01.181-05:00So what's the answer to Gracedale?So what's the answer to Gracedale?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-4768857843971438542015-02-20T07:21:34.742-05:002015-02-20T07:21:34.742-05:00So Stoffa and Angle were right about the finances....So Stoffa and Angle were right about the finances. The losses are staggering with no end in sight. Unions won, taxpayers lost.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com