HARRISBURG (Newsradio 1020 KDKA) – All 693 Pennsylvania nursing homes have tested all residents and staff for COVID-19 at least one time, in accordance with the universal testing order by Pennsylvania's Secretary of Health, Dr. Rachel Levine.
"This was an essential step to ensure that we further protect residents and staff within these vulnerable communities," Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine said. "We provided nursing home owners and operators with the resources they needed to complete this huge task and we are appreciative for their cooperation. Through our partnership with CVS Health and Eurofins we will continue to provide skilled nursing facilities with access to testing services at no cost."
The department's goal in testing all nursing facilities was to "rapidly detect asymptomatic positive residents and staff, manage their care or appropriately exclude staff from work, and prevent further transmission of COVID1-9 in these living settings."
Facilities are one step closer to achieving the prerequisites for their implementation plan to all communal dining, visitations, and other activities.
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