Press Releases

Adam Marles, president and CEO of LeadingAge PA, the voice for nonprofit senior care in Pennsylvania, today issued the following statement on the decision by the state Department of Health to release the names of nursing and personal care homes that have had residents and employees test positive for COVID-19.

Adam Marles, president and CEO of LeadingAge PA, the voice for nonprofit senior care in Pennsylvania, today thanked the state Senate for unanimously approving a $507 million emergency funding package to help all Pennsylvania nursing facilities battle the coronavirus pandemic. The legislation now goes to the state House for consideration.

LeadingAge PA, an association representing more than 360 nonprofit providers of services for seniors, today issued the following statement from President and CEO Adam Marles on the Wolf administration's refusal to shield nursing home providers from immunity during the COVID-19 pandemic

LeadingAge PA president and CEO, Adam Marles, talks about how nursing homes and long-term care facilities in Pennsylvania are dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic on the Pittsburgh Technology Council's Business as Usual May 1 program. Most COVID-19 deaths in Allegheny County are coming from these facilities. He discusses the lack of resources to fight the virus.

Adam Marles, president and CEO of LeadingAge PA, the voice for nonprofit senior care in Pennsylvania, today renewed his call for Governor Tom Wolf to provide $290 million to support the commonwealth's nursing homes as they continue to be the epicenter of Pennsylvania's battle against the coronavirus pandemic. Today, Gov. Wolf announced $324 million has been awarded to 31 hospitals across the commonwealth through the Hospital Emergency Loan Program, providing short-term financial pandemic relief to hospitals.

LeadingAge PA, the leading association of nonprofit senior services providers in Pennsylvania, and ECRI, an independent nonprofit organization improving the safety, quality, and cost-effectiveness of care in all health care settings, today announce a new alignment aimed at protecting Pennsylvania's older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.

LeadingAge PA president and CEO Adam Marles today issued the following statement in response to Governor Tom Wolf's 'Plan for Pennsylvania,' which made mention of long-term care facilities on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic

LeadingAge PA, the voice for nonprofit senior care in Pennsylvania, today commended Gov. Tom Wolf for committing $50 million to help health care facilities, including nursing homes, address needs related to the coronavirus pandemic.

Yesterday afternoon, LeadingAge PA; the Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA); SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania; the National Union of Hospital & Health Care Employees, District 1199C, AFSCME, AFL-CIO; and UFCW 1776KS sent a joint letter to Governor Tom Wolf urging his consideration of a number of requests to ensure proper protections for older Pennsylvanians in long-term care facilities and those who provide for their care.

Earlier today, LeadingAge PA and the Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA) sent a joint letter to Governor Tom Wolf urging him to provide proactive regulatory relief for long-term care providers as they navigate the emerging impacts of COVID-19 and continue efforts to protect Pennsylvania's most at-risk and vulnerable population: those in long-term care facilities.