Tag: nursing home

Watch Powerful Video: Kelly Blacker, CNA Dunmore Health Care Nursing Home: “We Served During COVID, Now We Demand a Fair Contract”

Posted on September 1, 2022

Kelly Blacker, a CNA at Dunmore Health Care, gave a powerful speech after a nursing home picket on June 8, 2022 about the trauma and issues that she and fellow …

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Healthcare Workers’ Demands and Advocacy Lead to Historic Victory for Nursing Home Care in PA Budget

Posted on July 12, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 8, 2022 Contact: karen.gownley@seiuhcpa.org  Harrisburg, PA: In a victory for caregivers, Pennsylvania seniors, and those needing long term care, the state legislature passed a budget Friday …

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May Nurse Alliance Newsletter

Posted on May 1, 2022

As we look ahead to celebrating Nurses Week, I want to take a moment to recognize all of the challenges we have faced, and the utterly selfless work we do …

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The Voices and Power of Nursing Home Workers Heard Loud and Clear: Governor Wolf’s Budget Proposes Nearly $550 Million For Nursing Home Resident Care and Workforce with New Permanent Medicaid Rate Increase

Posted on February 8, 2022

For Immediate Release: February 8, 2022 Contact: scott.vogel@seiuhcpa.org and karen.gownley@seiuhcpa.org (Harrisburg, PA) – Nursing home workers were elated to learn that Governor Wolf heard their voices and intense grassroots campaign …

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Press Release: Governor Wolf’s $1.7B ARPA Proposal Will Help Ease Caregiver Crisis in PA Nursing Homes

Posted on February 2, 2022

For Immediate Release: February 2, 2022 Contact: karen.gownley@seiuhcpa.org (Harrisburg, PA) – Matthew Yarnell, President of SEIU Healthcare PA, issued the following statement in response to Governor Wolf’s $1.7B proposal to …

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Leader Profile: Keshia Williams, Nursing Home CNA, Testifies to PA Women’s Health Caucus About Solving Our Short-Staffing Crisis

Posted on January 24, 2022

(January 21st, 2021) – Keshia Williams, a CNA at the Meadows at Scranton, PA, and long time leader and executive board member of SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, testified to the Women’s …

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Leaders Spotlight: Twinbrook Nursing Home Workers Fight to Win Back Shift Differential Pay

Posted on December 5, 2021

(November 30, 2021, Erie, PA) — Essential workers at Twinbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center organized a picket and press conference to call attention during this ongoing COVID pandemic that Twinbrook …

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Berks Heim­ Nurses: Here’s 5, Keep the Heim Alive!

Posted on November 29, 2017

On Thursday, Nov. 16, nurses from Berks Heim Nursing Home joined concerned community members at the County Commissioners’ meeting to once again speak out against the sale of their nursing …

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Berks Heim­ Nursing Home Nurses Speak to County Commissioners’ Assertion That it Would Cost Less Than $5 Annually to Prevent Sale

Posted on November 20, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 16, 2017  READING, PA — Nurses from Berks Heim Nursing Home and concerned community members again spoke out against the sale of the county-owned nursing home at …

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Phoebe Allentown and Phoebe Berks Staff Earn New Contract

Posted on November 8, 2017

SEIU Healthcare PA members at Phoebe Allentown and Phoebe Berks nursing homes are celebrating a hard-fought contract victory. The bargaining committee was able to secure a 6% increase for both …

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