by Christie D'Agostino | Jan 15, 2024 | Brian P. Murphy, coronavirus, COVID-19, nursing home abuse, nursing home attorney, nursing home data, nursing home deaths, Nursing Home Investigations, Nursing Home Lawsuits, Nursing Home Malpractice, nursing home neglect, nursing homes, nursing homes coronavirus, pandemic, wrongful death, Wrongful Death Attorney
Iowa Nursing Home Cited by State for Resident’s Death from COVID: Upon investigating the suspected wrongful death of a male resident of Regency Care Center, state inspectors discovered numerous un-investigated nursing home malpractice complaints against the facility....
by Christie D'Agostino | Jan 3, 2023 | CMS, coronavirus, coronavirus vaccine, COVID-19, nursing home attorney, nursing home deaths, nursing homes, nursing homes coronavirus, PA nursing home COVID-19, PA nursing homes, pandemic, philadelphia nursing home abuse attorney, vaccine distribution
Nursing Home Residents Yet to Receive Vaccine Boosters According to a recent Philadelphia Inquirer article, tens of thousands of Pennsylvania nursing home residents are behind on their COVID-19 booster shots. While the latest bivalent booster shot was developed to...
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 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 | Jan 15, 2022 | coronavirus, COVID-19, Nursing Home Visitation, nursing homes coronavirus, PA nursing home COVID-19, PA nursing homes, pandemic, philadelphia attorney
Nursing Home Residents Suffer as Overly Strict Covid Restrictions Persist: Social distancing and limited visitation amount to continued isolation for lonely and infirm residents. Despite a significantly lower risk for transmitting COVID-19 following the vaccination of...
by Christie D'Agostino | Jan 15, 2022 | COVID-19, dementia, nursing homes, PA nursing home COVID-19, PA nursing homes, pandemic, philadelphia attorney
PA Dementia Patients Disproportionately Impacted by COVID: Pennsylvania nursing home residents suffering from dementia were among the most severely impacted during the coronavirus pandemic, says an article on nbcphiladelphia.com. The combination of insufficiently...
