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, coronavirus vaccine, COVID-19, nursing home neglect, nursing home workers, nursing homes, nursing homes coronavirus, vaccine distribution
Nursing Home Staffing Issues May Worsen with Federal Vaccine Mandate: Low staffing, a common cause of nursing home neglect, could increase in the wake of mandate enforcement. As announced in a CNN article, on Jan. 13 the U.S. Supreme Court voted to uphold a federal...
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...
