by Christie D'Agostino | Jan 24, 2021 | coronavirus, COVID-19, nursing home neglect, nursing homes coronavirus
A number of systemic problems that existed prior to the coronavirus pandemic are responsible for the failure of American nursing homes against the virus, says a recent article in the New York Times, and unless certain measures are implemented toward change, the...
by Christie D'Agostino | Jan 4, 2021 | Brian P. Murphy, coronavirus, coronavirus vaccine, COVID-19, vaccine distribution
COVID-19 patients living in long-term care facilities in select cities will receive the recently authorized antibody treatment bamlanivimab through a CVS pilot program.vaccine CVS has teamed up with the federal government to provide nursing home patients in certain...
by Christie D'Agostino | Jan 4, 2021 | Brian P. Murphy, coronavirus, COVID-19, nursing home neglect, nursing homes coronavirus
Seeking answers, but met with silence, residents are left to wonder if they’ll be the next to disappear as the coronavirus pandemic ravages a Bronx assisted living facility. A communication breakdown amid a raging COVID-19 outbreak made for nightmare conditions within...
by Christie D'Agostino | Jan 4, 2021 | Brian P. Murphy, coronavirus, coronavirus vaccine, COVID-19, nursing homes
CDC Adopts Advisory Recommendations for Initial Vaccine Distribution allowing nursing home residents to be prioritized for the COVID vaccine. Residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities and the workers who care for them will be among the first in America...
by Christie D'Agostino | Dec 28, 2020 | bed sores, Brian P. Murphy, nursing home deaths, nursing home neglect, serious infections
Although many patients recover from pressure ulcers, undiagnosed and untreated bedsores can cause osteomyelitis and other serious infections. Severe infections associated with bed sores can lead to sepsis and even death. Nursing home residents who are bedridden are at...
