PHILADELPHIA — Gov. Tom Wolf said Friday he wants more seniors to obtain health care in their home instead of a nursing facility

In an event at the AARP office in downtown Philadelphia, Wolf told about 30 people that his upcoming 2015-16 state budget plan would expand home- and community-based long-term care for an additional 5,500 people. The Democrat said the proposal would make long-term care for seniors more convenient and personal.

“Seniors have spent their lives working hard to provide for their families,” Wolf said.

“They’ve worked hard to build their communities and they should be able to enjoy their golden years in the homes that they built in the communities that they built,” he said.

The state plans to increase the Department of Human Services’ budget by $32 million and add about $7 million to the Department of Aging, Wolf said.