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 | 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, 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 | 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...
by Christie D'Agostino | Dec 28, 2020 | bed sores, Brian P. Murphy, nursing home attorney, nursing home neglect
More often than not, there’s a direct link between nursing home neglect and bedsores. What anyone who has a loved one in a nursing home needs to know is that, almost without exception, bed sores can be prevented through adequate care by nursing home care workers....
by Christie D'Agostino | Dec 28, 2020 | bed sores, Brian P. Murphy, nursing home neglect, philadelphia nursing home abuse attorney
Family members concerned about the well-being of a loved one who resides in a nursing home may find themselves wondering just what pressure ulcers are, what causes bedsores, and how skin breakdown can be prevented in a nursing facility. Pressure ulcers, commonly...
