It's Time to Walk the Walk on Home Care

An interesting aspect of advocating for home care in Pennsylvania is that everyone agrees with you. Legislators and the administration unanimously agree that individuals strongly prefer receiving care in their homes and that increased funds are necessary to hire enough caregivers to provide the necessary care. Unfortunately, when it comes to budget time, all too often, necessary funds are not allocated to home care. Again and again, over the last decade, home care providers have watched as funds go to others on the healthcare continuum.

To be clear, we have supported additional funding for our...