by Christie D'Agostino | Feb 3, 2024 | CMS Guidance Phase 3, coronavirus vaccine, COVID-19, nursing home abuse, nursing home attorney, nursing home deaths, nursing home reforms, nursing home workers, vaccine distribution, wrongful death, Wrongful Death Attorney
Covid Continues to Kill Nursing Home Residents, yet the Majority Go without the Latest Shot After Covid-19 ravaged American nursing homes in the height of the pandemic, getting vaccinations for the vulnerable elderly was a top priority. Now nursing home residents...
by Christie D'Agostino | Jan 3, 2023 | CMS, coronavirus, coronavirus vaccine, COVID-19, nursing home attorney, nursing home deaths, nursing homes, nursing homes coronavirus, PA nursing home COVID-19, PA nursing homes, pandemic, philadelphia nursing home abuse attorney, vaccine distribution
Nursing Home Residents Yet to Receive Vaccine Boosters According to a recent Philadelphia Inquirer article, tens of thousands of Pennsylvania nursing home residents are behind on their COVID-19 booster shots. While the latest bivalent booster shot was developed to...
by Christie D'Agostino | Mar 19, 2022 | Brian P. Murphy, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMS, coronavirus, coronavirus vaccine, COVID-19, pandemic, vaccine distribution
Additional CMS Requirements to Prevent COVID Infections from Under-Vaccinated Nursing Home Staff: According to Provider Magazine, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has compiled lists of additional precautions beyond the CDC’s Interim IPC...
by Christie D'Agostino | Feb 21, 2022 | Brian P. Murphy, coronavirus, coronavirus vaccine, COVID-19, New Jersey COVID-19 nursing homes, New Jersey Nursing Homes, nursing home attorney, nursing home COVID-19 immunity, nursing home data, Nursing Home Visitation, nursing homes, nursing homes coronavirus
Pandemic Restrictions Relaxed for Fully Vaccinated Nursing Home Residents: With an eye to supporting residents’ physical, mental, and emotional health, a new DOH directive signals a return to normal. The continued decline of new COVID cases and hospitalizations and...
by Christie D'Agostino | Feb 16, 2022 | Brian P. Murphy, coronavirus, coronavirus vaccine, COVID-19, nursing home workers, nursing homes coronavirus
Investigation on Unvaccinated Workers and Increasing Nursing Home Cases Correspondence: Low vaccination rates among American nursing home workers are being linked to a recent rise in nursing home COVID cases and deaths, says an Associated Press article. The Centers...
by Christie D'Agostino | Feb 16, 2022 | Brian P. Murphy, coronavirus, coronavirus vaccine, COVID-19, nursing home neglect, nursing home workers, nursing homes, nursing homes coronavirus, vaccine distribution
Nursing Home Staffing Issues May Worsen with Federal Vaccine Mandate: Low staffing, a common cause of nursing home neglect, could increase in the wake of mandate enforcement. As announced in a CNN article, on Jan. 13 the U.S. Supreme Court voted to uphold a federal...