Fifty Residents of Park Pleasant Nursing Home v. Commonwealth, Department of Public Welfare

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

This is the appeal of fifty nursing home residents of the Park Pleasant Nursing Home (residents) who have; been receiving skilled nursing care under the Medical Assistance Program.1 Following an annual *493inspection, the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare’s (DPW) Inspection of Care team recommended that the care of the appellant residents be reclassified from skilled to intermediate. DPW sent notices to the residents recertifying them in accordance with the recommendation. The residents appealed this determination, and two days of hearings were held at which the…