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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
What is it called?
· Personal Care Home
What services are provided?
· Facility provides
o Assistance with activities of daily living
o Assistance with medications prescribed for self-administration
o Medication administration
· Must be administered by licensed health care professional or by a trained staff member
· Third-party services
o Hospice services may be provided by a licensed hospice
Who can be admitted?
· Requires assistance with activities of daily, but not nursing home care
· Immobile, but does not require long-term care services
Who is inappropriate?
· Needs that the facility cannot provide
· Needs that would create an undue burden on the facility if it were to accommodate the needs
What training is required for direct care staff?
· Initial training
o Emergency preparedness
o Reporting of abuse
o State-approved course on at least
· Activities of daily living
· Personal hygiene
· Care of residents with dementia
· Precautions to avoid infections
· Continuing training
o At least 12 hours annually including
· Medication self-administration
· Infection control
Is any public payment available?
· Medicaid funding is not available for personal care homes
· There is a state supplement to Supplemental Social Security Income for residents
More Information
Department of Public Welfare
Division of Personal Care Homes
(717) 787 – 4592
Pennsylvania Long Term Care Ombudsman
(717) 783 - 7247
