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 | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMS, coronavirus, COVID-19, New Jersey COVID-19 nursing homes, New Jersey Nursing Homes, nursing home data, nursing homes, nursing homes coronavirus
DOH Commissioner Defends NJ Nursing Home COVID Response: Amid ongoing claims that the state’s efforts fell short in combatting the COVID crisis in New Jersey’s long-term care facilities, Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli defended the state’s response to the...
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, COVID-19, COVID-19 hosptital patients, nursing home evictions, nursing home workers, PA nursing home COVID-19, PA nursing homes, pandemic, philadelphia attorney, philadelphia nursing home abuse attorney, serious infections
Nursing Home Staffing Shortages Prevent Philadelphia Hospitals from Discharging Patients to Facilities: The problem of assisted care understaffing came to the fore during January’s omicron COVID-19 surge as Philadelphia hospitals had nowhere to discharge their elderly...
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...
