Pennsylvania Governor Signs New Law to Keep Nursing Homes Accountable

For years we’ve urged federal and state lawmakers to guard long-term care residents by guaranteeing they obtain high-quality care. That advocacy delivered a win this month, as Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed a invoice requiring nursing properties and different long-term care staffing businesses to register with the state and to confirm the credentials of their contractors. The invoice may even arrange a system to log complaints towards staffing businesses and provides the state well being division authority to penalize them.

Nationally, greater than 1 in 4 U.S. nursing properties just lately reported staffing shortages. The scenario was barely higher in Pennsylvania, the place 1 in 5 nursing properties reported a scarcity. Analysis has persistently proven a connection between increased employees ranges and extra constructive well being outcomes for residents — notably within the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, with extra extreme outbreaks typically reported in services with staffing shortages. These shortages additionally put a pressure on employees who’re left to do extra with much less.

Be taught extra about our advocacy work in Pennsylvania and the way we’re preventing for nursing dwelling residents.