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The Pennsylvania Health Care Association advocates for our most vulnerable population and their providers of care.
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Health Care Workforce Shortages Strain Access to Care
Pennsylvania continues to face persistent, health care workforce shortages that strain patients’ access to care, a new survey of the state’s hospitals and nursing homes found.
The survey—conducted November 2024 through January 2025 by The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP), LeadingAge PA, and Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA)—demonstrates the ways patients and residents feel the effects of workforce shortages throughout the continuum of care.
April 2, 2025
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New ranking is blind to realities of nursing home access
Do you ever feel the public is completely blind to your nursing home’s struggles?
For those of you dealing with frustrated family members trying to find a place for their loved one, I imagine their “surprise” on learning about a lack of nursing home beds is a regular reminder that your warnings about levels of access often fall on deaf ears.
March 25, 2025
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House lawmakers hold hearing on long-term care crisis
The cost of long-term care in Pennsylvania, coupled with limited staffing, is challenging nursing facilities tasked with caring for the commonwealth’s fast-growing demographic.
Advocates are looking to Pennsylvania lawmakers for help ensuring seniors have access to affordable and quality care.
March 20, 2025
Continuing Education and Events
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Webinars and Events
PHCA delivers Pennsylvania's premier education and networking events for long-term care providers.
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Virtual
HIPAA 2025: Preparing for New Privacy Rules and Strengthened Cybersecurity
April 1 @ 8:00 am
As we enter 2025, significant updates to the HIPAA Privacy Rule are on the horizon, with the DHHS proposing major revisions aimed at strengthening resident data protection in the face of evolving cyber threats. For senior living communities, staying ahead of these changes is critical—not only to maintain resident trust but also to avoid costly penalties and potential data breaches. These proposed revisions underscore the need for enhanced cybersecurity practices, with a particular emphasis on penetration testing as a proactive compliance measure.
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Conferences
2025 PHCA Policy Summit and Advocacy Day
May 5 @ 8:00 am
Harrisburg University
222 Chestnut Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101
As Pennsylvania's leading advocacy association representing long-term care, PHCA advocates at our state Capitol in Harrisburg, on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. and everywhere in-between to raise the profile of issues that affect long-term care providers and the care they provide to thousands of Pennsylvanians and our most vulnerable residents.