by Christie D'Agostino | Mar 8, 2021 | Brian P. Murphy, New Jersey COVID-19 nursing homes, nursing homes, nursing homes coronavirus, PA nursing home COVID-19, vaccine distribution
Even with rising vaccinations and plummeting infections, strict COVID nursing home visitation rules remain in place With the arrival of COVID vaccines, the question of when family members can visit their loved ones in nursing homes is being asked with increasing...
by Christie D'Agostino | Mar 8, 2021 | coronavirus, coronavirus vaccine, COVID-19, nursing home workers, nursing homes
Mistrust And Worry Fuels Vaccine Skepticism: Many Nursing Home Workers Are Rejecting COVID Vaccine An American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) article says that, despite the inclusion of nursing home staff in the top tier for receiving the coronavirus vaccine,...
by Christie D'Agostino | Feb 9, 2021 | Brian P. Murphy, COVID-19, dementia, nursing home deaths, nursing home neglect, nursing homes
Due to necessary isolation during the Coronavirus pandemic, there has been an excess in deaths among dementia patients during COVID lockdowns. The tactic of isolation in long term care facilities, meant to protect the vulnerable elderly during the coronavirus...
by Christie D'Agostino | Jan 4, 2021 | Brian P. Murphy, coronavirus, coronavirus vaccine, COVID-19, nursing homes
CDC Adopts Advisory Recommendations for Initial Vaccine Distribution allowing nursing home residents to be prioritized for the COVID vaccine. Residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities and the workers who care for them will be among the first in America...
by Christie D'Agostino | Sep 29, 2020 | coronavirus, COVID-19, nursing homes, nursing homes coronavirus
In PA, they released the revised nursing home COVID-19 guidance. The guidance’s updated visitation policy seeks to address the adverse mental, emotional, and physical effects of prolonged resident isolation. Updated guidance for how Pennsylvania nursing homes should...
by Christie D'Agostino | Sep 18, 2020 | coronavirus, COVID-19, nursing home data, nursing home deaths, nursing homes, nursing homes coronavirus
There is a COVID-19 nursing home crisis. In August advocates for Pennsylvania nursing home residents released a report that proposed immediate reforms the state might make to address those shortcomings that rendered PA long-term care facilities so vulnerable during...
