This regulation requires direct-care staff at licensed mental health residential facilities to provide residents with assistance and skill training in personal care activities, including bathing, oral hygiene, hair grooming, dressing, and shaving, as needed. It sets an operational standard for staff responsibilities regarding residents' daily living skills. Facility operators must ensure staff are equipped and prepared to deliver these personal care supports.
View official source55 Pa. Code § 5320.62 - Personal care State Regulations Compare The direct-care staff shall provide residents with assistance and skill training in personal care, as needed, including the following: (1) Bathing. (2) Oral hygiene. (3) Hair grooming and shampooing. (4) Dressing and care of clothes. (5) Shaving. Notes 55 Pa. Code § 5320.62 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