Shenandoah Manor gets $234k federal grant
KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL FILE - The Shenandoah Manor Nursing Center.
SHENANDOAH – The Shenandoah Manor Nursing Center received a $234,000 federal grant to help care for the region’s aging population, the state Department of Health announced Tuesday.
“Pennsylvanians living in long-term care facilities deserve the best care possible,” said Acting Secretary of Health Debra Bogen in a media release. “We are excited to be able to continue our support of the facilities across the Commonwealth that care for our families and friends.
The $234,000 is part of $14 Million awarded to long-term care facilities across the state. The only other grant awarded in Schuylkill County was an $88,000 grant to Luther Ridge at Seiders Hill near Pottsville.
“These funds will help the facilities improve workforce development, staff retention, and infrastructure that supports infection prevention control and emergency preparedness, and more. All of that leads to better care for residents,” Bogen added, noting that Governor Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal includes a $1.9 million investment in regulatory oversight to help ensure long-term care facilities provide safe and stable services for residents.
The grants were awarded through the Long-Term Care Quality Investment Pilot program, which was open to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), personal care homes (PCHs), assisted living facilities (ALFs), and intermediate care facilities (ICFs) enrolled in the state’s LTC RISE program’s quality improvement work initiative.
Grant funding was awarded to applicants using a variety of factors including the Social Vulnerability Index based on zip code level data and the number of Medicaid days or number of residents with Supplemental Security Income.
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