by Christie D'Agostino | Dec 15, 2024 | Brian P. Murphy, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMS, infections, nursing home abuse, nursing home attorney, nursing home data, nursing home deaths, Nursing Home Lawsuits, Nursing Home Malpractice, nursing homes, sanitary conditions, serious infections, Wrongful Death Attorney
C. Diff Infections Abound in Nursing Homes, Putting the Vulnerable Elderly at Risk for Illness, Septic Shock, and Death The infection C. diff—Clostridioides difficile—is shockingly common in nursing homes, exposing highly vulnerable residents to serious, deadly...
by Christie D'Agostino | Apr 4, 2023 | Brian P. Murphy, nursing home attorney, nursing home deaths, Nursing Home Malpractice, nursing home neglect, nursing homes, serious infections, wrongful death
Deadly, Drug-Resistant Fungus Spreading in Nursing Homes Lax infection prevention efforts and even blatant refusal to reveal the positive status of patients when transferring them between healthcare facilities are among the instances of nursing home malpractice...
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 | 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, 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...
