This state may soon offer high schoolers credit for long-term care work
By
Josh Henreckson
May 03, 2024
A pair of state Senate bills that aim to deepen the long-term care worker pipeline in Pennsylvania would open doors for high school juniors and seniors to get on track for a career in the sector.
Senior care needs staffing help, but price gouging isn’t helpful
By
Zach Shamberg
Nov 29, 2021
In mid-September, we at the Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA) reached out to our members, including nursing homes, personal care homes and assisted living communities, to better understand the...
Investigation into alleged COVID-era neglect reveals previous short-staffing cover-up, prosecutors say
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 26, 2021
A criminal investigation into one Pennsylvania nursing home led to an indictment against a related facility’s former administrator, who now faces federal charges for inflating staff reports.
Law says providers must give PPE to staff caring for COVID-19 residents
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 19, 2020
Pennsylvania nursing homes are now required to distribute respirators to employees providing direct care to COVID-19-positive residents under a new order by the state’s Secretary of Health.
Closure plans filed for one-fourth of unique specialty care provider’s facilities
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 05, 2022
After months of “sounding the alarm,” Pennsylvania’s long-term care industry will be losing one of just four facilities that provide specialized care. Officials have filed closure plans with the...
Stress? Resolve? Hope? You can feel it in their voices
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 15, 2021
Today, for the first time at mcknights.com, you can read about and HEAR about agency staffing and other key issues straight from providers’ mics.
What’s old isn’t working. What’s new is funding accountability and care outcomes.
By
Zach Shamberg
Feb 21, 2024
In 2024, Pennsylvania’s long-term care continuum, including nearly 700 nursing homes across the state, finds itself at a true crossroads of accountability and care outcomes. We’re two years removed...