A Pennsylvania Senate committee hearing Wednesday focused on the impact of COVID-19 on nursing and state veterans' homes.Two-thirds of the coronavirus deaths in Pennsylvania have happened inside nursing homes, according to the state Department of Health.Testimony at the hearing held by the Democratic Policy Committee highlighted the fact that long-term care facilities were not prepared to handle the pandemic, and help has been slow in arriving.County officials and nursing home staff said testing and personal protective equipment weren't made available at the start of the crisis and that hospitals were the top priority."We had direct care staff members who had symptoms who were unable to get tested," said Alex Metricarti, of Living Branches care facilities in Montgomery County. Sen. Andy Dinniman (D-19) said the state hasn't done enough."There's no excuse for what's going on. The Department of Health has failed our nursing homes," he said. Sen. Pam Iovino (D-37) asked Dr. Valerie Arkoosh, the chair of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners, what needs to be done to stop the spread of the coronavirus and prevent deaths at personal care facilities."Boots on the ground to actually physically visit facilities that are under stress. We've recommended to every facility that we've gone into that they test every resident and every staff member," she said.