by Christie D'Agostino | Mar 8, 2021 | coronavirus, coronavirus vaccine, COVID-19, nursing home workers, nursing homes
Mistrust And Worry Fuels Vaccine Skepticism: Many Nursing Home Workers Are Rejecting COVID Vaccine An American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) article says that, despite the inclusion of nursing home staff in the top tier for receiving the coronavirus vaccine,...
by Christie D'Agostino | Feb 9, 2021 | Brian P. Murphy, COVID-19, dementia, nursing home deaths, nursing home neglect, nursing homes
Due to necessary isolation during the Coronavirus pandemic, there has been an excess in deaths among dementia patients during COVID lockdowns. The tactic of isolation in long term care facilities, meant to protect the vulnerable elderly during the coronavirus...
by Christie D'Agostino | Jan 24, 2021 | Brian P. Murphy, coronavirus lawsuits, COVID-19, New Jersey COVID-19 nursing homes, nursing home deaths
Owners with a for-profit focus have left nursing homes vulnerable to COVID as they prioritize profit over quality operations. Nursing home owners poised their homes to fail during the coronavirus pandemic, says a recent article in the New York Times. Years of...
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...
