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...
by Christie D'Agostino | Oct 24, 2021 | Brian P. Murphy, coronavirus, coronavirus vaccine, nursing home attorney, nursing home workers, vaccine distribution
Nursing Homes Fear Vaccination Mandates Will Worsen Staff Shortages Nursing homes battling against worker shortages and high staff turnover are now worried that the recent vaccination mandate announced by the Biden administration will lead more staff to quit, says an...