Thousands of nursing home workers protest over staffing standards
By
Danielle Brown
May 06, 2022
More than 2,000 Pennsylvania nursing home workers protested Wednesday in front of more than 32 facilities statewide in a push for better wages, staffing and job standards.
Stricter requirements for nursing home buyers ‘certainly coming,’ provider leader says
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 27, 2022
The state of Pennsylvania is pushing to adopt stronger requirements and regulations during the application and review process for potential nursing home buyers before a change in ownership can be approved.
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...
Garry Pezzano appointed president, CEO of LeadingAge PA
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 04, 2022
Garry Pezzano, MS/CCC-SLP, FNAP, has been appointed the new president and CEO of LeadingAge PA.
Long wait times for licenses complicate nurse hiring
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 24, 2022
Nurses are growing increasingly frustrated with significant delays getting licenses needed to work in new states, an accommodation employers increasingly need to address severe staffing shortages.
Nursing homes must report convicted sex offenders newly admitted as residents under new proposal
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 15, 2022
Pennsylvania nursing homes are promoting a new proposal that would require providers to notify staff, residents and residents’ families when a registered sex offender is admitted into a facility.
Phoebe Ministries promotes Robert Richards, Thomas Baer to new leadership roles
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 09, 2022
Allentown, PA-based Phoebe Ministries has appointed Robert Richards, CPA to executive vice president and chief operating officer, while Thomas Baer, CPA, was appointed senior vice president of finance...
Quinnan named SVP at LeadingAge PA
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 31, 2022
Charles “Chuck” Quinnan joined LeadingAge Pennsylvania as senior vice president and chief of government affairs starting Jan. 31. Quinnan succeeds Anne Henry, who has retired, according to the organization....
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...
Movement to cap nurse-agency pay rates advances in another state
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 15, 2021
Lawmakers could introduce legislation as early as this week that would regulate temporary staffing agencies and set maximum pay rates for agency healthcare personnel in Pennsylvania.