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LeadingAge PA, an association representing more than 370 providers of services for seniors, today testified before a joint state Senate hearing examining Pennsylvania's COVID-19 vaccination strategy. LeadingAge PA President and CEO Adam Marles called for an emergency task force to look at ways to quickly improve Pennsylvania's vaccination plan.

LeadingAge PA, an association representing more than 370 providers of services for seniors, today issued the following statement from President and CEO Adam Marles on the 2021-22 budget proposal from Gov. Tom Wolf.

Value First and HPSI Purchasing Services are pleased to announce the affiliation agreement that was entered into effective Jan. 1. As senior living providers continue to struggle with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their communities, Value First is able to offer the choices, solutions and savings that can help LeadingAge members get their budgets back on track, while better serving their residents and staff.

Pennsylvania's leading senior care advocacy organizations - LeadingAge PA, the Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA), and the Pennsylvania Coalition of Affiliated Healthcare & Living Communities (PACAH) - filed a lawsuit yesterday in state Commonwealth Court to demand Wolf Administration officials re-allocate more than $150 million in federal dollars that, in accordance with state law, was mandated to be directed to Pennsylvania's nursing home residents and their providers of care.

LeadingAge PA President and CEO Adam Marles today condemned Gov. Tom Wolf for vetoing House Bill 1737. "House Bill 1737 enjoyed bipartisan support in the legislature," Marles said. "Despite this, Gov. Wolf has turned his back on nursing home providers during a pandemic when they need him the most. Long-term care providers must have the support of their state government at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic is surging and still an immense challenge.

LeadingAge PA President and CEO Adam Marles today commended the Pennsylvania General Assembly for sending House Bill 1737 to Gov. Tom Wolf for his signature. The legislation includes long overdue comprehensive, temporary, pandemic-related liability protection for senior care providers.

Adam Marles, president and CEO of LeadingAge PA, the voice for quality care in Pennsylvania, today thanked the Senate and House for passing legislation that creates a path to certification for temporary nurse aides who have demonstrated competency and commitment to aging services.

Where do we go from here? Read the "COVID-19 Sentiment Report" from LeadingAge PA Sponsor, RLPS. As we look to the future, there are many questions about how the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is going to impact senior living communities. This survey included independent living residents, prospective residents, and staff members in 70 communities located in 11 states (including PA).

Adam Marles, president and CEO of LeadingAge PA, the voice for quality senior care in Pennsylvania, today thanked the Senate for passing legislation that creates a path to certification for temporary nurse aides who have demonstrated competency and commitment to aging services, and asked the House to concur by approving Senate Bill 1268.

Adam Marles, president and CEO of LeadingAge PA, the voice for quality senior care in Pennsylvania, today released a statement regarding proposed regulations for overtime pay eligibility that Governor Wolf plans to implement, despite urging from the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry that doing so would be harmful to employees and employers.

Plante Moran Living Forward offers it recently issued report, COVID-19 Senior Living Sentiment Survey Report, based on feedback and insight into the pandemic's impact on sentiment toward senior living communities. More than 5,000 respondents shared their opinions on how the pandemic has affected their decisions to live or work in communities.

A new partnership now allows LeadingAge PA member organizations to provide employees and their dependents with discounted tuition in several nursing and business programs at Messiah University.

ECRI offers a variety of COVID-specific resources through its resource center, including the "Conducting Contact Tracing and Cohorting for COVID-19 in Aging Services," which can be used to develop a contact tracing strategy in long-term care.

LeadingAge PA members, employees, and spouses/partners have been given clear access to Harrisburg University of Science and Technology courses and programs at a reduced rate thanks to an agreement recently reached between the University and the trade/professional association for nonprofit senior living organizations.

As Pennsylvanians begin to enjoy warm summer days, thousands of older adults living in nursing homes, personal care homes, and assisted living cannot leave their facilities or receive visits from their loved ones. This has been the reality for many older adults since our commonwealth entered into lockdown four months ago. The impact of this social isolation on residents and their families has been tremendous. Prohibition from being with those closest to you has previously been reserved for society's worst offenders, but COVID-19 has foist it upon those who may have only a precious few of these moments left, in an effort to keep them safe.

LeadingAge PA, the voice for nonprofit senior care in Pennsylvania, is pleased to announce $27,000 in education scholarships has been awarded to members through the 2020 Education Scholarship program.

Adam Marles, president and CEO of LeadingAge PA, the voice of nonprofit senior care in Pennsylvania, today congratulated new Speaker of the House Brian Cutler (R-Lancaster) and the House Republican caucus leadership team on their elections. Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre) has been elected House Majority Leader, and Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion) is the new Majority Whip.

Meyer's Senior Living Studio has researched and explored how design will change and affect senior living communities in the immediate future and in the long term. Readiness Design is awareness, applications, and tools for senior living developers, operators, and owners to consider in order to combat the spread of COVID-19 or other potential outbreaks.

Adam Marles, president and CEO of LeadingAge PA, the voice for nonprofit senior care in Pennsylvania, today issued the following statement on the Wolf Administration's Universal Testing Order for Nursing Homes:

LeadingAge PA Premier Sponsor, LR Webber, shares this white paper on Pandemic Planning: The Next Generation of Workforce Transformation. It looks at what organizations will need to do to be successful in the post-pandemic employment environment.