California verdict expected to shake things up nationally for nursing home industry

August 30th, 2010

A jury recently awarded a woman $677 million in damages, a judgment against the nursing home that cared for her father.

Kane Centers Open Assisted Living Senior Apartments

June 3rd, 2010

The John J. Kane Regional Centers are now offering assisted living apartments, in addition to their nursing home facilities.

PA nursing homes worry about Medicare cuts

October 27th, 2009

In early October, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services adjusted its Medicare rates, cutting approximately $12 billion nationwide over the next ten years.

Medical experts say that many elderly nursing home residents get futile end-of-life care

October 15th, 2009

Sometimes, care given actually worsens their pain and discomfort.

Home care programs for seniors to expand

August 31st, 2009

PA’s senior population is growing, and it costs less to pay for seniors to receive care at home than paying for nursing home care.

Pittsburgh company’s healthcare product is beating the recession

March 30th, 2009

Sales of AccuNurse, a voice-activated portable system that provides nursing home aides with information on their residents as they work, among other things, are growing.

PANPHA: Use federal stimulus money to create a better long-term living system for seniors

March 13th, 2009

The organization represents home-based care services, long-term-care nursing facilities, personal care homes, housing providers and continuing care retirement communities.

AARP: PA is lagging on efforts to expand community based services for seniors; preventing them from entering nursing homes

March 11th, 2009

Pennsylvania still lags behind most other states in keeping seniors out of nursing facilities, despite an ongoing push to help them stay in their homes, reports the Morning Call.

Montour County’s Grandview Health Homes use dog therapy

February 27th, 2009

The homes’ owners say the dogs have a wonderful effect on residents.

Senior citizens advocate groups says Pa Legislature needs to establish long-term living system

February 2nd, 2009

“…we must band together and demand lawmakers establish a fully funded long-term living system that meets the care and service needs of all Pennsylvanians with chronic care needs,” writes Ron Bartha, CEO of PANPHA.