An average nursing home in Pennsylvania can cost over $100k/yr for families. In one of the hardest times for adults and their parents, we ask them to go bankrupt. We should use the state budget to protect home healthcare, nursing homes, and rural hospitals, and make sure people don’t lose coverage over a missed form or a confusing system. Let’s raise wages for home healthcare and nursing home workers so the care actually exists, and tighten rules on nursing-home ownership so facilities aren’t gutted by absentee investors. People should age with dignity, not debt.