Home Risk Management/Safety Pa. Nursing Homes Say They Need More Help from State as Deaths Climb from COVID-19 Pa. Nursing Homes Say They Need More Help from State as Deaths Climb from COVID-19admin Apr 28, 2020 0 Comments Residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities across Pennsylvania represent less than 1 percent of the population, yet they account for 62 percent of all the state’s deaths from COVID-19 so far.