Pa. leaders call on the federal government for additional support for long term care facilities
The call to action comes after a federally funded program which supported the state s nursing homes with COVID-19 testing, PPE, and staffing has expired. Author: Grace Griffaton (FOX43) Updated: 4:25 PM EST January 13, 2021
PENNSYLVANIA, USA State leaders are calling on the federal government for additional support. At this point, we just need the federal government to help state governments out, said Teresa Miller, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services.
That s because the Regional Response Health Collaborative Program or RRHCP has expired. The partnership between state agencies and 11 health systems across the state supported more than 2,000 long term care facilities over the course of the pandemic. It provides facilities with COVID-19 testing, PPE, staffing, and more.
Committee members Reifer and Gerson are encouraging donations of a minimum of $50 gift cards from local businesses. They can be from any neighborhood coffee shop, hair salon, toy store, restaurant, bar, gift shop, florist, bakery, grocer, or crafts store as long as it’s a locally-owned business, not a national chain store.
The gift cards will be grouped by categories to create silent auction items, which people can bid on here a week before the event.
“If people spend $50 in the community, then we will have amazing auction items, and the businesses will be supported as well,” Reifer said. “It’s a win-win situation. Many of the business owners are our friends and neighbors and for the past 10 months they’ve been struggling.”
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