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Pennsylvania Health Care Association

Feb 3, 2026

PHCA launches initiative to strength long-term care workforce

The Pennsylvania Health Care Association has launched Care for the Aging, an initiative to strengthen the state’s long-term care workforce.

Aug 19, 2025

Pa. Health Care Association names new president/CEO

The Pennsylvania Health Care Association has appointed Michael Jacobs as president & CEO, succeeding Zach Shamberg.

Apr 23, 2025

Historic new labor-industry healthcare partnership announced

An historic labor-industry partnership was announced Wednesday by the Pennsylvania Health Care Association and SEIU Healthcare PA to solve workforce challenges in nursing homes.

Apr 2, 2025

Survey of Pa. hospitals and nursing homes finds provider shortages limit, delay care

A new survey of Pennsylvania’s hospitals and nursing homes revealed that health care workforce shortages strain patients’ access to care.

Feb 5, 2025

Pa. business leaders react to Shapiro’s budget proposal

Gov. Josh Shapiro delivered his 2025-26 executive budget proposal and business leaders across the state have reacted.

Zach Shamberg, president and CEO of PHCA, speaks during a rally for long-term care funding at the state Capitol Tuesday. PHOTO/PHCA
Jun 12, 2024

Long term care facility closures and bankruptcies lead to rally at Capitol

A rally held by the Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA) at the state Capitol drew more than 100 long-term care providers who voiced their concerns over sustainability of senior care Tuesday. 

Nursing homes are struggling to stay afloat amid worker shortages and staffing mandates. PHOTO/THINKSTOCK
Jun 4, 2024

Survey: Nearly half of nursing facilities plan to close or sell

A Pennsylvania Health Care Association survey of nursing facility members shows nearly 50% plan to close or sell one or more nursing facilities within a year at a time when access to care is already an issue. 

Workforce shortages and increased staffing ratios are creating a crisis in long-term health care. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES
Apr 26, 2024

Care for aging population in jeopardy without increased funding

For the first time in history, older adults will outnumber children nationally by 2030.

Jan 8, 2024

Care for elderly in jeopardy as nursing homes face crisis

Nursing homes in Pennsylvania are in crisis, leaving many seniors without a place to find long-term care when they need it.

Aug 3, 2023

Shapiro signs into law bipartisan budget, ending long impasse

Citing a “commonsense budget,” Gov. Josh Shapiro signed into law Thursday afternoon a bipartisan budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year.

Mar 14, 2023

Can Keystone Saves bill rescue Pa. from fiscal cliff?

State Treasurer Stacy Garrity said Pennsylvania is approaching a fiscal cliff but added that workable solutions do exist.