March 08, 2024 - Martinsburg, PA

ADVISORY - Shapiro Administration Visits Blair County Skilled Nursing Facility to Discuss Efforts to Enhance Long-Term Care in Pennsylvania

In an ongoing effort to promote enhancements to long-term care across Pennsylvania, Acting Secretary of Health Dr. Debra Bogen visited The Village at Morrisons Cove, a skilled nursing facility in Martinsburg, Blair County, to highlight the recent investments from the Health Department's Long-Term Care Transformation Office (LTCTO) to promote workforce development and upgrade facilities.

"Over the past year, I have traveled throughout the Commonwealth, listening to and learning from long-term care staff about the positive impact funding from the Long-Term Care Transformation Office has made," said Acting Secretary of Health Dr. Debra Bogen. "The Shapiro Administration understands and supports the work being done by the Long-Term Care Transformation Office and has proposed $10 million in funding for the office in its 2024-2025 fiscal year budget to ensure residents of these facilities get the best care possible."

The Village at Morrisons Cove is investing the funding to upgrade visitation spaces, identifying managers for training in key business-enhancing areas, improving emergency preparedness, and disease infection prevention.

Speakers Include:
Bonnie Robison, Long-Term Care Administrator, The Villages at Morrisons Cove
Dr. Debra Bogen, Acting Secretary of Health
Kevin Hancock, Special Advisor to the Secretary of Aging
Zach Shamberg, President, PA Health Care Association
Chuck Quinnan, LeadingAge PA Senior Vice President & Chief of Government Affairs

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