Press Room

Attached please find an accessible version of a notice sent by the Office of Long-Term Living this morning regarding the Community Integration service.    As you may know, on December 1, the Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania filed a class ...

The Pennsylvania Homecare Association released its report, Bringing Long-Term Care Home, which outlines five changes that the association is recommending to the Corbett Administration and members of the General Assembly to revamp the way the state cares for and supports seniors and adults with disabilities.

Congratulations to Jennifer Howell for speaking with Katelyn Smith of WGAL about the dramatic change in her life should Attendant Care Services no longer be provided. Her appearance on WGAL lasted 1 minute and 53 seconds where Jenn conveyed professionalism as a representative for UDS, a Consumer of our services and a taxpayer for our State.

Concerned Pennsylvania seniors and people with disabilities, community service providers and disability advocates held a press conference today at 3:00 in the Capitol Rotunda. The speakers described the impact of recent and proposed Office of Long Term Living payment policy changes on services to individuals who daily rely on home care workers to assist them with essential personal care. Speakers stated that the changes are likely to result in many disability services providers being financially unable to continue to provide one or more of the services in the near future, and that these payment policy issues are not related to the sufficiency of the current or proposed state appropriations that fund these programs.

The New Year is fast approaching and on January 1, 2011 a new 2 Year Term begins for the PA PCA Board of Directors.