County commissioner says "we are doing everything we can" to keep Westmoreland Manor running smoothly

Westmoreland Manor, like many other health care facilities post-COVID pandemic, has seen some hard times.

Despite capacity being down in recent years, Westmoreland County Commissioner Ted Kopas says the facility is in no way in dire straits.

"Westmoreland Manor is an award-winning institution," said Kopas. "And it has only been cherished and used by generations of Westmoreland County residents. We owe it to them to make sure that we are doing everything we can to keep the manor operating as best it can, at self-sufficiency and at full capacity."

Kopas said that a big issue for the Westmoreland Manor is that most of its residence pay for their care through Medicaid and Medicare, and since there is uncertainty around the future of those programs, that is likely causing people to be worrie