June 5, 2024 | 9:26 AM
tag | Pennsylvania Department of Aging
May 24, 2024 | 10:23 AM
State lawmakers question secrecy around how abuse or neglect of older adults is investigated
“The public needs to know. The public deserves to know. The public has a right to know.”
March 18, 2024 | 11:31 AM
As the senior population grows, Pennsylvania seeks feedback on its Aging Master Plan
August 22, 2022 | 9:43 AM
Pennsylvania Dept. of Aging creates new unit to investigate elder financial abuse
The Pennsylvania Department of Aging’s new financial abuse specialist team hopes to protect the elderly from financial abuse.
September 23, 2021 | 2:42 PM
State presses Philadelphia agency over elder abuse, neglect
Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration became so concerned about how three cases of neglect or abuse of older people were handled in Philadelphia that it is ordering improvements at an agency there.
February 12, 2021 | 1:00 PM
Forced to compete for COVID-19 vaccines, some older people in Pa. are struggling to book appointments
Social media networks and online research skills give some younger people an edge, even as older people overall face higher risk of hospitalization and death.
February 11, 2021 | 6:24 PM
State Department of Aging offers older Pennsylvanians new resources to arrange COVID-19 vaccinations
The state’s Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, or PACE, is a low-cost prescription program for older adults; it has launched a dedicated unit at its Harrisburg-based call center to help its 275,000 cardholders arrange vaccination appointments.
