by Christie D'Agostino | Dec 28, 2021 | Brian P. Murphy, coronavirus, COVID-19, infections, pandemic, serious infections
Data Reveals Deadliness of Pandemic in PA Veterans Homes: Recently published data shows that the coronavirus pandemic took the lives of at least 40 military veterans in Pennsylvania VA nursing homes, says an article on WITF.org. Due to privacy reasons, the exact...
by Christie D'Agostino | Nov 30, 2021 | Brian P. Murphy, coronavirus, coronavirus vaccine, COVID-19, nursing home workers, nursing homes, nursing homes coronavirus, PA nursing home COVID-19, PA nursing homes, pandemic, vaccine distribution
Mandate Gets Vaccine Results in Philadelphia Nursing Homes: The vaccine mandate for Philadelphia healthcare workers has succeeded in prompting 46 of the city’s 47 nursing homes to ensure the full vaccination of all non-exempted staff workers, says a Nov. 6...
by Christie D'Agostino | Nov 10, 2021 | bedsores, Brian P. Murphy, coronavirus, coronavirus vaccine, COVID-19, nursing home neglect, nursing home workers, nursing homes, pandemic, vaccine distribution
Philadelphia to Begin Enforcing Nursing Home Vaccine Mandate: With the deadline come and gone for employees to be vaccinated, Philadelphia will begin enforcing the vaccine mandate for nursing home workers, says a Philadelphia Inquirer article. The Philadelphia...
by Christie D'Agostino | Oct 24, 2021 | Brian P. Murphy, coronavirus, COVID-19, nursing home data, Nursing Home Visitation
Claims Could Follow the Resumption of Nursing Home Visitation A recent guidance provided by federal regulators will allow family members to resume indoor nursing home visitation with their loved ones “at all times,” according to AP News. The resumption of visitation...
by Christie D'Agostino | Oct 24, 2021 | coronavirus, coronavirus vaccine, COVID-19, New Jersey COVID-19 nursing homes, nursing home workers, PA nursing home COVID-19, vaccine distribution
COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Nursing Home Workers, non-compliant facilities will lose federal Medicare and Medicaid funding. According to the Associated Press, the Biden administration has announced an emergency regulation requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for all...
by Christie D'Agostino | Sep 27, 2021 | Brian P. Murphy, COVID-19, COVID-19 hosptital patients, New Jersey COVID-19 nursing homes, nursing home attorney, nursing home deaths, nursing homes, PA nursing home COVID-19
U.S. Count Misses Covid Nursing Home Deaths Recent research indicates that the initial government counts of COVID-19 deaths in United States nursing homes may have missed more than 16,0000 deaths, according to The Journal News. The article states that the missing...