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Monroe County restaurant inspections for April 1-7 - Pocono Record
Out of compliance. Comfort Inn & Suites: 3189 Route 940, Mount Pocono. Inspected March 21. Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
Pleasant Valley Manor to be acquired by Outcome Healthcare amid fiscal challenges
Pleasant Valley Manor will be privatizing its operations.In an April 4 press release from Monroe County, the manor’s regulatory and fiscal challenges in the post-COVID pandemic healthcare environment were cited as the reason for the move.“The most significant challenge PVM has faced during the years leading up to and during the pandemic years was the ever-increasing cost to operate the facility,” the press release said. “Those costs which came in the form of goods, services, staffing and many new regulatory requirements, were not fully covered by the State and Federal reimbursement PVM received.”The release also stated that when COVID pandemic financial assistance ended in 2023, the funding gap significantly widened and the nursing home had to “pay for most of those cost increases since they are not covered by State, Federal, or insurance reimbursements.
BRC13: "Bags of Hope" Being Collected For Foster Children
Healing comes in many shapes and forms. For one nonprofit in Monroe County, it means acts of kindness. This month the group out of Cresco is putting together foster care totes. Bags of Hope are being filled this morning to give to kids who are removed from their homes.