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PHCA Urges Stronger Medicaid Investment in Governor Shapiro’s Budget Proposal to Protect Access, Staffing, and Quality in Nursing Homes

The Pennsylvania Health Care Association – a statewide long-term care advocacy organization for Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable residents and their providers of care – has issued the following statement in response to Governor Josh Shapiro’s budget address.

February 4, 2026

Press Release

PHCA Launches Care for the Aging: A Major Initiative to Strengthen Pennsylvania’s Long-Term Care Workforce

The Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA) is proud to announce the launch of Care for the Aging, a vital workforce development initiative dedicated to promoting awareness, education, and recruitment within the long-term care profession across the commonwealth.

February 3, 2026

Press Release

PHCA Issues a Statement on the Passage of the 2025-26 Pennsylvania State Budget

PHCA President and CEO Michael Jacobs expressed deep disappointment that the long-delayed 2025–26 state budget fails to adequately support Pennsylvania’s frail seniors and the nursing home staff who care for them, urging state leaders to prioritize these needs moving forward.

November 12, 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

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Pa. could have 133,000 more Alzheimer’s patients by 2040 as support system faces challenges

The report, prepared by Dara P. Bourassa of Shippensburg University and Sara A. Grove of Duquesne University, found the state is “ill-equipped” to address the needs of Alzheimer’s patients within its available long-term care facilities. “Individuals living in rural counties […]

December 13, 2024