The number of people living with Alzheimer’s disease is expected to swell exponentially in Pennsylvania, one of the oldest states in the nation. But efforts to prepare are falling short.

Crisis of Care

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Sept. 2, 2021

Pat Loughney (right) cared for his wife, Candy, in their home until she became ill after eating medicated soap. Candy is one of 280,000 Pennsylvanians over the age of 64 living with Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia.

The coming crisis in dementia care and why Pa. is woefully unprepared

by Colin Deppen of Spotlight PA and Juliette Rihl of PublicSource

A lack of beds and staff, soaring costs, and action plans gone unheeded have left Pennsylvania, one of the oldest states in the nation, in a perilous position.

Sept. 23, 2021

Gov. Tom Wolf supports more funding to help improve eldercare services in Pennsylvania ahead of a looming dementia care crisis, but the GOP-controlled state legislature would need to agree.

Pa. lawmakers know a dementia care crisis is coming. Will they agree on a response?

by Colin Deppen of Spotlight PA

Sept. 21, 2021

Alice “Candy” Loughney, 71, has Alzheimer’s disease and moved into a long-term care facility in Monroeville after her symptoms became too much for her husband to manage.

WATCH: A free panel on Alzheimer’s disease preparedness in Pennsylvania

by Spotlight PA Staff

Sept. 17, 2021

Pat Loughney (right) cared for his wife, Candy, in their home until she went into anaphylactic shock after eating medicated soap. Candy is one of 280,000 Pennsylvanians over the age of 64 living with Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia.

Pa.’s looming dementia care crisis, by the numbers

by Colin Deppen of Spotlight PA

Sept. 2, 2021

Gov. Tom Corbett in 2013 signed an executive order establishing the Pennsylvania Alzheimer's Disease State Planning Committee.

Scoring Pennsylvania’s response to the growing Alzheimer’s and dementia crisis

by Colin Deppen of Spotlight PA

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Crisis of Care

About our Crisis of Care coverage

The coming crisis in dementia care and why Pa. is woefully unprepared

by Colin Deppen of Spotlight PA and Juliette Rihl of PublicSource

A lack of beds and staff, soaring costs, and action plans gone unheeded have left Pennsylvania, one of the oldest states in the nation, in a perilous position.

Pa. lawmakers know a dementia care crisis is coming. Will they agree on a response?

by Colin Deppen of Spotlight PA

WATCH: A free panel on Alzheimer’s disease preparedness in Pennsylvania

by Spotlight PA Staff

Pa.’s looming dementia care crisis, by the numbers

by Colin Deppen of Spotlight PA

Scoring Pennsylvania’s response to the growing Alzheimer’s and dementia crisis

by Colin Deppen of Spotlight PA

Support Nonpartisan, Independent Journalism

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