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 | Dec 28, 2021 | Brian P. Murphy, coronavirus, coronavirus vaccine, nursing home workers, nursing homes coronavirus, PA nursing home COVID-19, pandemic, vaccine distribution
Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers Blocked by Federal Judge: On November 30, President’ Biden’s mandate requiring hospital and nursing home workers to be fully vaccinated by Jan. 4 was blocked by a federal judge, according to a New York Times article. With his...
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 | Nov 10, 2021 | New Jersey COVID-19 nursing homes, nursing home data, nursing home workers, nursing homes, nursing homes coronavirus, PA nursing home COVID-19, pandemic
Plummeting Nursing Home Occupancy Rates Raise Quality of Care Questions The pandemic sent the median occupancy rate in American nursing homes plummeting, and with no return to pre-pandemic rates in sight, experts fear resident care will suffer, says an AARP article....
