Pennsylvania officials will offer a scaled-down version of its successful program providing immediate support to long-term care facilities battling COVID-19 for at least six more weeks.
The Regional Congregate Care Assistance Teams (RCAT), part of the state s Long-Term Care Task Force, will replace the Regional Response Health Collaborative (RRHC). That program ended Dec. 30, when the state’s CARES Act funding expired.
The new program will continue 24-hour access to assistance started under the previous federally funded program, including COVID-19 testing, personal protective equipment orders, assessments and short-term staffing for licensed facilities serving more than 127,000
Pennsylvanians.
“Quick response is imperative. The need for the support has not disappeared,” Secretary of Health and Human Services Teresa Miller said during a press conference Wednesday.