In an ongoing effort to enhance long-term care for residents across the Commonwealth, Acting Secretary of Health Dr. Debra Bogen visited the Belvedere, a skilled nursing facility in Chester, Delaware County, to highlight the numerous investments the Department’s Long-Term Care Transformation Office is funding to help enhance infrastructure in facilities. The Belvedere Administrator, Joseph Bewley, highlighted the facility’s various investments with the $9,000 in funding it received from the Long-Term Care Transformation Office. The funding was made possible through the Quality Investment Pilot announced by the Department of Health (DOH) to supplement infrastructure improvements at the facility. The Belvedere is investing the funding to modernize its emergency communication equipment, upgrade its software system to implement better resident care, and purchase HEPA filtration to improve ventilation and airflow. Across the Commonwealth, Quality Investment Pilot funding is helping long-term care facilities implement innovative strategies to enhance the level of care their residents receive.
