Ninth Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed in Connection with Pennsylvania Nurse Charged with Killing Two Nursing Home Residents and Attempted Murder of a Third

Ninth Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed in Connection with Pennsylvania Nurse Charged with Killing Two Nursing Home Residents and Attempted Murder of a Third

Ninth Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed in Connection with Pennsylvania Nurse Charged with Killing Two Nursing Home Residents and Attempted Murder of a Third The latest lawsuit involving Heather Pressdee, the former registered nurse charged with homicide and attempted...
Facing Impending Winter COVID Wave, Thousands of Pennsylvania Nursing Home Residents Have Not Received Their Vaccine Boosters

Facing Impending Winter COVID Wave, Thousands of Pennsylvania Nursing Home Residents Have Not Received Their Vaccine Boosters

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...
Better Prevention and Treatment Measures Needed for UTIs in Pennsylvania Nursing Homes

Better Prevention and Treatment Measures Needed for UTIs in Pennsylvania Nursing Homes

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...
The Link between Understaffing and Nursing Home Falls

The Link between Understaffing and Nursing Home Falls

The Link between Understaffing and Nursing Home Falls: As most nursing home falls are preventable through proper precaution and supervision, it is not a stretch to understand how insufficient staffing at Pennsylvania and New Jersey nursing homes can result in nursing...
Nursing Home Residents Suffer as Overly Strict Covid Restrictions Persist

Nursing Home Residents Suffer as Overly Strict Covid Restrictions Persist

Nursing Home Residents Suffer as Overly Strict Covid Restrictions Persist: Social distancing and limited visitation amount to continued isolation for lonely and infirm residents. Despite a significantly lower risk for transmitting COVID-19 following the vaccination of...