Provider legal woes mount as push for staffing minimums and accountability builds
By
John Hall
Aug 10, 2022
Two embattled nursing homes were in court this week facing healthcare fraud charges in a case that might illustrate a potentially more fraught legal future for anyone caught trying to get around staffing...
PA nursing home settles overbilling lawsuit for $819,000
By
John Hall
Aug 03, 2022
A Pennsylvania nonprofit nursing home in the process of being sold has agreed to settle a whistleblower lawsuit alleging it overbilled the government $819,000 for physical therapy services.
Long-term care campaign scores ‘historic’ budget increase in PA
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 12, 2022
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) and the state general assembly have approved what long-term care advocates have dubbed a “historic budget victory.” The 2022-2023 spending plan includes a Medicaid raise...
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...