Prevention and Treatment Needed for UTIs in Nursing Homes: Although often preventable, urinary tract infections are among the more common nursing home infections for Pennsylvania long-term care residents. According to an article by Patient Safety, the Pennsylvania...
Philadelphia Nurse Pleads Guilty to Nursing Home Neglect in Death of H.R. McMaster, Sr.: A former nursing home nurse has pleaded guilty to two charges related to the 2018 fatal nursing home fall of the father of former Trump national security advisor H.R. McMaster,...
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...
PA Releases Details on Nursing Home Investigations: Following hundreds of investigations into Pennsylvania nursing homes this past October as a result of complaints of deficient care, understaffing, and policy flaws, the state released details of the inspections, says...
Family members concerned about the well-being of a loved one who resides in a nursing home may find themselves wondering just what pressure ulcers are, what causes bedsores, and how skin breakdown can be prevented in a nursing facility. Pressure ulcers, commonly...
It’s important to resume PA nursing home visits, so friends and family members can see their loved ones. In the months since the coronavirus pandemic arrived in the United States, nearly 70 percent of COVID-related deaths in Pennsylvania have occurred in...
