Pa. revokes license of Resources for Human Development after death of medically neglected Philadelphia resident
The nonprofit RHD, which is owned by Reading's Inperium, is allowed to appeal the revocation and keep operating, as its sister nonprofit Supportive Concepts for Families has done since April 2025.
Pennsylvania regulators revoked Resources for Human Development’s license to operate homes for people with intellectual disabilities in Southeastern Pennsylvania after medical neglect led to the February death of a Philadelphia resident, state officials confirmed Friday.
RHD, a Philadelphia-based human services provider with 91 homes in the region, has the right to appeal the revocation and to continuing operating during that process. The state, which will conduct more unannounced inspections during the appeal, said RHD serves 136 residents in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
The Sept. 22 revocation comes about two years after RHD was taken over by fast-growing Reading nonprofit Inperium Inc.
RHD it was on the verge of bankruptcy at the time. Inperium also owns Supportive Concepts for Families, a Reading nonprofit with services similar to RHD’s that has been operating under a revoked license since April 2025.
Officials at Inperium and RHD did not respond Friday to emails or voicemails requesting comment.
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Investigators of the February death at an RHD house found “serious neglect and systemic failure by RHD to ensure health safety, timely medical intervention, and adherence to [individual support plan] requirements,” according to documents provided by the state Department of Human Services .
The redacted documents did not reveal details on what had happened to the individual, who was found dead on the morning of Feb. 23.
An assistant regional director had alerted RHD’s CEO and other top leaders in January to the individual’s need for therapeutic and behavioral support, but RHD did not seek a medical evaluation, the documents say.
RHD provides services in 12 states, employs 2,800 people, and had $280 million in revenue in the year that ended June 30, 2025, according to a recent bond offering statement. Fiscal 2026 financial results are not yet public.
Following the Philadelphia death, RHD management failed to submit an acceptable plan to correct regulatory violations, leading regulators to issue their own on Sept. 2. It’s not clear what happened in the period leading up to the revocation on Sept. 22.
Last year, state regulators revoked Supportive Concepts’ license following at least four deaths, 11 abuse incidents, and dozens of cases of neglect at Supportive Concepts’ homes in the year ended February 2025.
That revocation impacted operations in 15 northeastern Pennsylvania counties, including Berks. Under the terms of the revocation, the organization cannot open any new homes or accept new clients in existing properties.
Seventeen Supportive concepts facilities in western Pennsylvania have been operating under provisional license since February. The provisional status requires them to implement a correction plan. As of August 26, the homes were still operating under a provisional license.
