Northampton County-Gracedale is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1980-11-01. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (610) 746-1900 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Northampton County-Gracedale holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 1 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (1★), Staffing (1★), and Quality of Resident Care (1★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 52.0/100, placing it #13767 of 14703 facilities nationally and #610 of 657 in Pennsylvania. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Northampton County-Gracedale receives a reported average of N/A of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — N/A; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — N/A; Nurse Aide — N/A. On weekends, total nurse staffing is N/A per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 1 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

⚠️ CMS has flagged Northampton County-Gracedale with an abuse icon, indicating a history of reported abuse or neglect incidents. Families should review the detailed inspection reports on Medicare.gov before considering this facility. In the current reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $154,330. 24 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $154,330, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 2. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 253.5 (lower scores are better). IMPORTANT: CMS has flagged this facility with an abuse icon — indicating a reported history of abuse or neglect. Families should review the full inspection report on medicare.gov/care-compare before deciding. Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Northampton County-Gracedale ranks 13767th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 52.0/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within PA, it ranks 610th out of 657 nursing homes. In Nazareth, it ranks 2nd out of 2 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 2nd of 2. For 2025 staffing: total nurse hours rank #4,894 nationally and RN hours rank #6,039 nationally (#360 in PA). Our composite quality score of 52.0/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Nazareth, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/pennsylvania/nazareth/