long term care homes

On today’s episode of The Confluence: Gov. Tom Wolf joins the Confluence after proposing his final budget as the state’s executive, and discusses his other priorities for his last 10 months in office; and we hear how long-term care facilities are making efforts to recruit and retain nursing aides.

Nursing homes are having to raise salaries and step up recruiting to stay in business.

Employees at a dozen Pennsylvania nursing homes have called off a strike that was planned for Tuesday. But another eight facilities say they’ll go forward with plans to not work in protest of what they describe as unsustainable conditions.

Only 49% of staff at Pennsylvania’s personal care homes and assisted living facilities have gotten COVID-19 vaccines, according to the state Department of Human Services. Officials speculated that lack of information and high staff turnover rates could be contributing to the low vaccine uptake.

On this week’s Explainer:More than 25% of Allegheny County residents have now received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. As the pace of vaccination…

On today's program: The president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Health Care Association says long-term care facilities aren’t getting the COVID-19 vaccine…

New Jersey-based Allaire Health Services will take over temporary management of Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center in Beaver County. The…