5 Montgomery County Employers Receive Hazard Pay Funding

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA — More than $1 million has been allocated in state grants to support workers who have been on the front lines of the coronavirus war in Montgomery County.

The funding comes from the state's Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and will go directly to five different employers around the county.

The largest grant, $845,760, will support employees at Evergreen Senior Management, a Blue Bell-based senior living facility.

Issues of pay for frontline workers have long been a subject of concern. That is especially true for healthcare workers in nursing homes, where the virus flourished and employees were asked to put their lives on the line in order to protect and continue to serve the most vulnerable elderly populations.

"In the fight against COVID-19, our front-line workers have put themselves at risk every day in order to continue to provide life-sustaining services to their fellow Pennsylvanians, and this funding will increase their pay in recognition of those sacrifices," Gov. Tom Wolf said in a statement. "These grants will help businesses retain employees, ensure that Pennsylvanians keep working and avoid disruption of critical goods and services."

Other Montgomery County employers receiving funding include:

• CH Operating: $62,520
• Penn Assisted Care, Pennsburg: $14,400
• Unidine Lifestyles: $405,480
• Meadowview Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Whitemarsh: $79,920

Statewide, this program is providing more than $50 million in funding.