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Luella, a former longtime Hartford resident is still smiling, but she has dementia, requiring total, 24-hour care.

An $81-million increase in home care funding will pay for one million more hours of care in 2022-23, and new contracting approaches will keep more clients living in their own homes.

One month shy of his 20-year anniversary as a home-care worker, Pascal Le Gal quit his job with the ...

WINNIPEG — One month shy of his 20-year anniversary as a home-care worker, Pascal Le Gal quit h...

Advocates for juvenile-justice and child-welfare providers in Pennsylvania want the General Assembly to approve one-time funding to boost staff recruitment and retention to fight a labor-shortage crisis. The Pennsylvania Council of Children, Youth and Family Services is requesting a $94.7 million infusion to support nearly 19,000 positions, both vacant and filled. William Vogler, CEO of Pinebrook Family Answers, which offers adoption, foster care, kinship care and child-abuse prevention progra...

Advocates for juvenile-justice and child-welfare providers in Pennsylvania want the General Assembly to approve one-time funding to boost staff recruitment and retention to fight a labor-shortage crisis. The Pennsylvania Council of Children, Youth and Family Services is requesting a $94.7 million infusion to support nearly 19,000 positions, both vacant and filled. William Vogler, CEO of Pinebrook Family Answers, which offers adoption, foster care, kinship care and child-abuse prevention progra...

More than 60 businesses across Pennsylvania signed a letter to legislative leaders, calling on them to focus on improving the economic climate and abandon efforts making it harder for people to vote. The letter calls attention to the states no-excuse mail voting law passed in 2019. It has faced legal challenges after a Commonwealth Court judge sided earlier this year with some Republican lawmakers, who believe it violates the state Constitution. ...

The Connecticut General Assembly has passed a $24 billion state budget this week, which now awaits Gov. Ned Lamonts signature. It includes multiple investments to benefit the states senior population, including funding to lower the copay for people in the states Home Care Program for Elders, from 4.5% to 3%. ...

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) joins NYC Housing Authority (NYCHA) and the NYC Housing Development Corporation (HDC) today to announce plans to build approximately 195 deeply affordable homes for seniors in the neighborhood of Morrisania Bronx. The Sol on Park development will give rise to a...

WINNIPEG — Three patients with stroke symptoms didn’t get timely enough care when seeking ...