The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced 127 long-term care facilities in 43 counties will receive a portion of Pennsylvania’s $14.2 million in federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funding to help sustain quality care as the Commonwealth’s population ages and residents’ needs change. The grants were awarded through the Long-Term Care Quality Investment Pilot program, which was open to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), personal care homes (PCHs), assisted living facilities (ALFs), and intermediate care facilities (ICFs) enrolled in the state’s LTC RISE program’s quality improvement work initiative. The Philadelphia Department of Public Health received separate federal funding for facilities in Philadelphia County. Grant funding was awarded to applicants using a variety of factors including the Social Vulnerability Index based on zip code level data and the number of Medicaid days or number of residents with Supplemental Security Income.
