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Assisted Living Residences and Personal Care Homes in Pennsylvania provide important services to their residents every day, allowing vulnerable individuals to maintain maximum independence in a safe environment. Explore this page to learn more about these care settings in Pennsylvania and nationally.
The annual report on Personal care Homes published by the Bureau of Human Services Licensing. The report includes summary level information on the number of residents served and resident characteristics, occupancy rates and inspections.
This PHCA publication provides providers and consumers an easy to understand guide to navigate the difference between the regulations for Assisted Living (2800) and the longstanding Personal Care Home regulations (2600).
The annual Genworth Report contains information on costs nationally, by State and select regions and includes an interactive map feature.
The annual report on salary and benefits for personal care homes and assisted living residences is available for purchase. PHCA encourages all providers to participate in this valuable survey. Participants receive a discount on the purchase price of the report and the data are more robust with more participants.
This National Center for Health Statistics report presents descriptive results from the first wave of the National Study of Long-Term Care Providers (NSLTCP), which was conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Data presented in this report are drawn from five sources: NCHS surveys of adult day services centers and residential care communities, and administrative records obtained from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on home health agencies, hospices, and nursing homes. This report provides information on the supply, organizational characteristics, staffing, and services offered by providers of long-term care services; and the demographic, health, and functional composition of users of these services. To see all publications based on this survey, go to: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsrcf.htm
Department of Human Services, Bureau of Human Services Licensing is the regulatory body of assisted living residences and personal care homes. Visit the FAQ link on the Department’s web page to learn more about the differences in the levels of care and services provided in different long term care settings.
NCAL is committed to measurably improving the quality of care provided in assisted living through efforts. To help determine our profession’s progress, NCAL conducts an annual survey on performance measures. The 2015 survey marked the sixth year that NCAL collected performance data on important quality improvement areas including community operations, employee satisfaction and development.
The legal needs of healthcare are inconstant so it??s important to seek legal representation with experience. Hynum Law represents nursing and PCH facilities regarding collections, Medicaid eligibility, guardianships, compliance programs, contracts, licensure and survey appeals, human resources, reimbursement and payment appeals. Attorney Michael Hynum obtained NHA licensure in 1993 and served as a Nursing Home and Personal Care Home Administrator for many years. Combined, the attorneys at Hynum Law have over 40 years of experience.
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