by Christie D'Agostino | Aug 11, 2020 | nursing homes coronavirus, PA nursing home COVID-19, PA nursing homes, philadelphia nursing home abuse attorney
It’s important to resume PA nursing home visits, so friends and family members can see their loved ones. In the months since the coronavirus pandemic arrived in the United States, nearly 70 percent of COVID-related deaths in Pennsylvania have occurred in...
by Christie D'Agostino | Jul 30, 2020 | Brian P. Murphy, COVID-19, COVID-19 testing, nursing homes, nursing homes coronavirus
In an unprecedented move, hydroxychloroquine was given to residents without COVID-19. According to a Philadelphia Inquirer article, during a two week period in April a Chester County nursing home for veterans dispensed hydroxychloroquine, the antimalarial drug...
by Christie D'Agostino | May 12, 2020 | Brian P. Murphy, coronavirus, coronavirus lawsuits, COVID-19, nursing homes, nursing homes coronavirus, sanitary conditions
Facilities in Some States Have Secured Immunity from COVID-related Lawsuits According to an Associated Press news article, as of May 4, New York and New Jersey are among 15 states in the nation so far to provide nursing homes with emergency protection against lawsuits...
by Christie D'Agostino | May 1, 2020 | coronavirus, COVID-19, nursing home deaths, nursing homes coronavirus
Bucks County COVID-19 Deaths: Area Braces for a Projected Increase of Coronavirus Deaths in Nursing Homes According to a Doylestown Patch article, 8 people perished from COVID-19 in Bucks County, PA, on April 15. Seven of them were residents of the county’s long-term...
by Christie D'Agostino | Mar 24, 2020 | Brian P. Murphy, coronavirus, COVID-19, nursing home attorney, nursing home deaths, nursing homes coronavirus
Mistaken for Flu, Limited Preventive Measures Taken against Coronavirus Outbreak COVID-19 Seattle-Area Nursing Home According to articles by The Washington Post and The New York Times, on Feb. 19 a resident of Life Care Center nursing home in Kirkland, Wash., had been...
by Christie D'Agostino | Mar 12, 2020 | Brian P. Murphy, COVID-19, nursing home abuse, nursing home attorney, nursing homes coronavirus, philadelphia nursing home abuse attorney
Measures to Lock down Facilities Isolate the Elderly without Guarantee of Safety COVID-19 Nursing Home Care Challenges As reports of outbreaks of the novel coronavirus inside American nursing homes continue to make headlines, facilities across the nation are now...
