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First Posted: 1/17/2014 Members of the Joint State Government Commission&#8217;s Advisory Committee on Long-Term Care Services and Supports met recently at Misericordia University. The informational meeting was hosted by State Rep. Karen Boback (R-Columbia/Luzerne/Wyoming) and Misericordia University President Thomas J. Botzman. House Resolution 255 called upon the Joint State Government Commission to study issues relating to the Commonwealth&#8217;s delivery system of long-term care services and supports for both independent and care-dependent older adults. Some of the participants, from left, first row: Rep. Michele Brooks (R-Crawford/ Mercer/Lawrence), Boback and Rep. Pamela DeLissio (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia). second row: Botzman; Dr. Brenda Hage, professor of nursing, Misericordia University; Sam Greenberg, Gino J. Merli Veterans Center, Scranton; Crystal Lowe, executive director, Pennsylvania Association of Area Agencies on Aging; Mary Erwine, owner, Erwine&#8217;s Home Health Care, Kingston; and Ted Herman, public policy analyst, Joint State Government Commission.

Long-term care services discussed at Misericordia