Fearing Coronavirus Lawsuits, Nursing Homes Seek Legal Protection
Facilities in Some States Have Secured Immunity from COVID-related Lawsuits According to an Associated Press news article, as of May 4, New York and New Jersey are among 15 states in the nation so far to provide nursing homes with emergency protection against lawsuits...
Philly Rehab Center with Elderly Residents to Accept COVID-19 Patients from Hospitals
According to an article posted on whyy.org, the Powerback Rehabilitation Center in Center City, Philadelphia, has announced it will soon be accepting COVID-19-positive patients from area hospitals. While the center has, in times previous to this pandemic era, been a...
Nursing Home Residents | Bucks County COVID-19 Deaths
Bucks County COVID-19 Deaths: Area Braces for a Projected Increase of Coronavirus Deaths in Nursing Homes According to a Doylestown Patch article, 8 people perished from COVID-19 in Bucks County, PA, on April 15. Seven of them were residents of the county’s long-term...
17 Bodies Found at New Jersey Nursing Home
Ravaged by COVID-19, Andover Nursing Home Overwhelmed by Deaths 17 Bodies Found at New Jersey Nursing Home A recent New York Times article stated it was an anonymous tip that brought police to the Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation Center I and II in Andover, N.J.,...
COVID-19 Seattle-Area Nursing Home
Mistaken for Flu, Limited Preventive Measures Taken against Coronavirus Outbreak COVID-19 Seattle-Area Nursing Home According to articles by The Washington Post and The New York Times, on Feb. 19 a resident of Life Care Center nursing home in Kirkland, Wash., had been...
COVID-19 Nursing Home Care Challenges
Measures to Lock down Facilities Isolate the Elderly without Guarantee of Safety COVID-19 Nursing Home Care Challenges As reports of outbreaks of the novel coronavirus inside American nursing homes continue to make headlines, facilities across the nation are now...
Nursing Homes Evicting Elderly Poor
Discovered unable to pay, thousands of elderly and disabled nursing home residents across the nation have been sent packing. Nursing Homes Evicting Elderly Poor – Illegally According to a recent NBC News article, certain American nursing homes are discharging poorer...
Trump Admin Nursing Home Data Increases Transparency
Patients and Families can make informed choices in selecting a nursing home thanks to a new level of transparency. Trump Admin Nursing Home Data Increases Transparency A consumer alert icon, shown above, will appear on the CMS Nursing Home Compare site, making it...
Nursing Home Fractures
In Pennsylvania and New Jersey, nursing home fractures from falls account for a disproportionate amount of avoidable injuries. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more than 35 percent of nursing home injuries that bring patients to emergency rooms are...
Four Arrested in Hurricane Irma Nursing Home Deaths
RE: Nursing Home Deaths: Neglect and False Charting Played a Role, Says Police Chief According to an article by ABC news, four employees of a south Florida nursing home were arrested last week in connection with the deaths of 12 elderly residents who perished from...
Major National TV Stations Pick Up Attorney Brian Murphy’s Wrongful Death Press Releases
Trade publications and online news sites also utilize Murphy’s Philadelphia nursing home abuse and neglect press releases. WZVN-TV ABC-7 is one of several national television stations to feature Brian P. Murphy’s press release concerning elder dehydration as a cause...
Fatal Fungus and Other Drug-Resistant Germs Thrive in Nursing Homes
Sub-par care and poor staffing are to blame, say health officials. Skilled nursing homes and long-term care facilities are taking on a progressively larger role in the care of seriously ill patients who previously would have had prolonged hospital stays. According to...