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More than 72,000 skilled nursing home residents in Pennsylvania would see an increase in the hours of direct care they receive daily under proposed regulation changes, the first updates in more than 20 years.
Department of Health Acting Secretary Alison Beam announced Wednesday that the changes would increase the minimum number of direct care hours for residents from 2.7 to 4.1 hours per day, which is closer aligned with Medicare recommendations.
“Revising nursing home regulations is one piece of the administration’s ongoing effort to improve care for residents and working conditions for staff in nursing homes,” Beam said during a news conference in Harrisburg.
The current order requiring Pennsylvanians to wear masks will be lifted by June 28 or when 70% of Pennsylvanians age 18 and older are fully vaccinated against COVID.
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Pennsylvania lifted all COVID-19 mitigation orders except for the masking order today. Capacity restrictions on bars, restaurants and indoor and outdoor gatherings were removed May 31, more than a year into the pandemic. Sign up for our Newsletters Pittsburgh's Action News 4 spoke with several restaurants Monday, the first day they could be at 100% capacity. All of them have different strategies and all say they're balancing staff safety and.