State budget includes bump for struggling nursing homes
Caring for the county’s vulnerable elderly population became a little easier for nursing homes and assisted living facilities on July 8 when Gov. Tom Wolf signed the 2023 state budget.
The budget includes a 17.5% increase for Medicaid nursing home care, and $131 million in onetime American Rescue Plan Act funding for COVID-19 relief to help nursing homes with funding until the Medicaid funding goes into effect in January.
The American Rescue Plan funding also provides support for assisted living and personal-care residents.
“It’s definitely going to help our budget, particularly in our skilled nursing facilities,” said Jeff Carraway, chief financial officer at Lutheran SeniorLife.
Lutheran SeniorLife owns the St. John Community in Mars, the Passavant Community in Zelienople and other senior living facilities and care centers in the county and region.
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