PALA
336 South State Street
Clarks Summit, PA 18411
Telephone: (570) 586-4292
FAX: (570) 586-4024

Mission Statement

PALA provides education, unity, advocacy and interaction a full time undertaking with our sole purpose of raising awareness through education of the public, private, regulatory and legislative sectors. PALA is the state affiliate of The Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA). Our associations continue to uphold increasing the services and standards for operational excellence in personal care homes and assisted living communities.

One of PALA’s and ALFA’s primary objectives is to provide a unified voice of the homes we represent and the residents they serve by advocating for informed choice, quality care and accessibility for seniors residing in the Commonwealth. The relationship we have developed with the Department of Public Welfare – Adult Residential
Licensing Bureau, Office of Long Term Living and Standing Committees in the House and Senate allow PALA to maintain open lines of communication on regulatory and legislative issues affecting our industry.

PALA remains committed and strives to meet ALFA’s Core Principles including: Mission, Vision, Regulatory Framework, Philosophy of Assisted Living, Licensure of Assisted Living, Consumer Disclosure, Informed Choice, Hospice Intervention,
Resident Rights, Resident Assessments and Care Planning, Negotiated Risk Agreements, Staff Requirements, Staff Qualifications, Pre-employment Requirements, Medication Management, Physical Plant, Disaster Planning, and
Certificate of Need.

The relationships PALA has built with the Department of Public Welfare – Adult Residential Licensing Bureau, Office of Long Term Living and Standing Committees in the House and Senate allow PALA to maintain open lines of communication on regulatory and legislative issues affecting our industry.

President - Edward J. Corbei
Sunrise Senior Living

Vice President - Orla Nugent
Columbia Cottage

Secretary - Mary Ellen Keller
Philadelphia Protestant Home

Treasurer - Ted Janeczek
Country Meadows Retirement Communities

Executive Director
Daneen E. Reese

PALA Board of Directors