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Harrisburg, PA (January 29, 2024) — The Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA) is asking Governor Josh Shapiro and the state legislature to adopt and fund a quality incentive program designed to enhance care and reward high-performing long-term care providers. The Enhancing […]

Harrisburg, PA (November 10, 2023) — Senator Dave Argall (R-Schuylkill) circulated a co-sponsorship memo announcing his intention to introduce a package of bills that takes aim at the long-term care workforce crisis. In collaboration with the Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA) –– Pennsylvania’s […]

Harrisburg, Pa. (November 8, 2023) –– 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 a letter signed […]

Harrisburg, PA (October 31, 2023) — The Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA) launched a new dashboard today to track quality measures of Pennsylvania nursing facilities. The dashboard is concentrated on six areas of focus, identified by the Pennsylvania Department of […]

Harrisburg, PA (September 14, 2023) — The Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA) and Harrisburg University of Science and Technology (HU) are announcing a new partnership intended to reward and further the careers of long-term care workers. The partnership welcomes frontline […]

Harrisburg, PA (August 9, 2023) — The Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA) is launching a new partnership today with a marketing solutions firm, Wakeen & Company, to supply providers of nursing facilities and senior living communities with a resource that […]

Harrisburg, PA (August 3, 2023) — Pennsylvania nursing home providers are warning state officials of the catastrophic implications a state budget without imperative funding will have on the care of low-income seniors and adults with disabilities. Additionally, the ongoing budget […]

HARRISBURG, Pa (June 14, 2023) –– As demand increases for long-term care services in Pennsylvania, caregivers rallied at the State Capitol Wednesday vocalizing the need for continued support to sustain care for the state’s fastest-growing population. The rally took place […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. (May 18, 2023) –– The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the workforce crisis in long-term care, overwhelming the remaining workforce and jeopardizing access to care for seniors and adults with disabilities throughout Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA) held […]

Navigating the Department of Health's (DOH) Nursing Facility Licensure Regulations with PHCA’s New Resource Suite As the leading advocacy organization for long-term care providers in Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA) understands the challenges that nursing facility administrators and […]