Pennsylvania

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....

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...

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.

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.

In this podcast, McKnight’s Long-Term Care News Senior Editor Kimberly Marselas interviews Zach Kim Marselas and Zach Shamberg of the Pennsylvania Health Care Association discuss staffing and funding...

Philadelphia is among several cities and states to adopt their own mandates ahead of federal rule for healthcare workers that is expected later this month. Fast-approaching deadlines may trigger an avalanche...

Long-term care facilities in Pennsylvania are considering turning new resident admissions away due to ongoing workforce shortages. 

A Pennsylvania long-term care resident spent an early evening floating across the skies after facility leaders made her lifelong dream of riding a hot air balloon come true.

NIH: A single skills-based class relieves lower back pain … Still no mandate, but Pennsylvania wants 80% of SNF workers vaccinated by October … Federal scientists develop faster COVID-19 test … APIC...

Pennsylvania health officials should have first consulted with local long-term care stakeholders before enacting a new order that requires providers to meet an 80% staff COVID-19 vaccination goal by Oct....