Initiative aims to help providers be more proactive with regulators, policymakers
McKnight’s Senior Living June 14, 2023
A state advocacy group is using its mission to change the way care is delivered to older adults via a new initiative aimed at changing the long-term care ecosystem.
LeadingAge Pennsylvania launched LTSS Evolve last month to identify and change “antiquated, redundant and burdensome long-term services and supports rules, regulation policies and guidances” through collaboration with state policymakers and other stakeholders.
The initiative will center on direct input from senior living and care providers and residents to rethink policies that no longer serve the best interests of Pennsylvania’s older adults and their caregivers, LeadingAge PA President and CEO Garry Pezzano told McKnight’s Senior Living. The focus is improving access, he said.
Much to improve
“We want to help older Pennsylvanians...