The Association	General PANPHA Information
The Members	Descriptions of Facility-Based Levels of Care
Contact PANPHA	Directions to the PANPHA Office

The Association...
...represents non-profit religious, fraternal, community and government sponsored providers of a variety of long-term care and housing services for the elderly.

...has a current membership of over 320 long-term-care nursing facilities, personal care homes, housing providers and continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). See descriptions of levels of care below.

The Members...
...care for over 68,000 residents in facility-based settings, representing:

• one-third (28,979) of all licensed nursing care beds, providing over 9 million patient days a year.
• one-fifth (over 12,218) of all licensed personal care beds.
• eighty-five percent (111) of all Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs).
• over 27,577 housing units, some of which may be subsidized by government or the community sponsor.

...improve the quality of life for tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians in their own homes or other community settings through outreach services such as:

home health care hospice care congregate meals counseling transportation

adult day care respite care meals-on-wheels physical, speech, respiratory and occupational therapy

...employ over 50,000 persons and involve over 150,000 volunteers, trustees and auxiliary members.

Descriptions of Facility-Based Levels of Care
PANPHA members offer one or more of these on-site levels of care ranging from intensive, 24-hour nursing and rehabilitative care to housing units.

Long-Term-Care Facilities (Nursing Homes)
Long-term-care facilities, licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, provide either skilled or intermediate nursing care. Skilled nursing is a 24-hour, intense level of care. Intermediate care is 24-hour care on a less intensive level.

The facilities may be certified for Medicaid and/or Medicare payment. Two-thirds of nursing home resident days in Pennsylvania are paid for by Medicaid, with the remainder financed privately by residents or such programs as Medicare, veterans benefits or other third-party payers.

Personal Care Homes
Personal care homes, licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, provide housing, meals and assistance or supervision in the activities of daily living. Residents are provided with housekeeping and dietary services and have access to a
variety of recreational activities.

Housing Units
Housing units are cottages or apartments which often have on-site access to supportive, recreational and/or health services. Rental payments for some units may be subsidized by government or the community sponsor.

Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs)
CCRCs offer a continuum of services from housing through skilled nursing care, depending on the changing health needs of the resident, in return for an entrance fee and a monthly charge. These are licensed by the Pennsylvania Insurance Department. Both require authorization by a physician.

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