Plan to Help More Disabled Veterans in PA with Real Estate...
More of Pennsylvania’s disabled veterans would receive financial relief through a reduction in their real estate taxes under a bill introduced by state Rep....
Wolf Administration Prepares and Delivers Meals to Montgomery County Seniors
Pennsylvania Department of Aging Acting Secretary Robert Torres joined Meals on Wheels of Montgomery County to prepare and deliver meals to homebound seniors in...
Plan to Protect PACE and PACENET Benefits in Pennsylvania
Rep. Wendi Thomas (R-Bucks) has introduced legislation to protect seniors from losing their PACE and PACENET benefits due to an increase in the Social...
Researchers find Clues that Depression may Speed Brain Aging
(Cumberlink.com) Memory and thinking skills naturally slow with age but now scientists are peeking inside living brains to tell if depression might worsen that decline...
Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus to host Tuskegee Airmen program for Black...
State Rep. Stephen Kinsey, D-Phila., announced that the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus will host a Black History Month program to celebrate the Tuskegee Airmen.
The...
Department of Health Highlights 2018 Nursing Home Inspection and Sanction Information
During 2018, Pennsylvania Department of Health surveyors conducted 4,716 surveys at Pennsylvania nursing homes, issuing 169 sanctions and finalizing civil penalties totaling more than $1.5 million, according to Health Secretary...
Veterans Outreach Vans Deliver Information Across Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) is headquartered in Lebanon County, but its ability to reach the state's nearly 800,000 veterans and...
Lifestyle Choices May Help Glaucoma Patients Preserve Eyesight
Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of vision loss, affecting about 3 million people in the United States. Because there are no symptoms early on,...
LeadingAge PA Calls on PA Supreme Court to Reject Venue Shopping...
Citing the potential for devastating premium increases for long-term care facilities, LeadingAge PA, the voice of not for profit senior services in Pennsylvania, today...
Harrisburg Nursing Home Launches New Peer Mentoring Program
Pennsylvania nursing home, The Gardens at Blue Ridge, announced the launch of a new peer mentoring program for its team of Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)....