Direct-care staff at licensed mental health residential facilities must provide residents with assistance and skill training in tasks of daily living, including transportation, shopping, appointments, personal care, telephone use, interpersonal skills, self-care, social and leisure activities, health care access, and money management. This section establishes the specific daily living support obligations for staff working in these residential settings.
View official source55 Pa. Code § 5320.61 - Tasks of daily living State Regulations Compare The direct-care staff shall provide residents with assistance and skill training in tasks of daily living as needed. These tasks include: (1) Securing transportation. (2) Shopping. (3) Making and keeping appointments. (4) Care of personal possessions. (5) Use of the telephone. (6) Use of interpersonal skills. (7) Self-care skills. (8) Use of social and leisure activities. (9) Securing health care. (10) Money management skills. Notes 55 Pa. Code § 5320.61 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare. No prior version found. State Regulations Toolbox