PA Teaching Nursing Home Collaborative Welcomes Over 50 New Members

In the past six months, the PA Teaching Nursing Home Collaborative (PA TNHC) has grown by nearly 20 schools of nursing and 40 nursing homes from across the Commonwealth.

Led by the Jewish Healthcare Foundation and Health Careers Futures together with The John A. Hartford Foundation, the PA TNHC is the evolution of the Revisiting the Teaching Nursing Home pilot project (2021-2023) which engaged three schools of nursing and four nursing homes. The new Collaborative members will strengthen or establish academic practice partnerships with their nursing home or school counterparts while using the Age-Friendly Health Systems framework to enhance care for nursing home residents. Nursing students will also strengthen their gerontological nursing skills and gain exposure to long-term care career pathways.

The Collaborative's newly launched website (www.patnhc.org), Learning Series webinars, and guidance from statewide and national experts will support organizations throughout their Teaching Nursing Home experience.