Plummeting Nursing Home Occupancy Rates Raise Quality of Care Questions The pandemic sent the median occupancy rate in American nursing homes plummeting, and with no return to pre-pandemic rates in sight, experts fear resident care will suffer, says an AARP article....
State Pandemic Lawsuits Proceed against NJ Nursing Homes: Rejecting the operator’s claim that pandemic lawsuits should be heard in federal court, a federal appeals court ruled that the negligence claims brought against two New Jersey nursing homes should proceed in...
DOJ Won’t Investigate PA COVID Nursing Home Regulations The Justice Department has decided against investigating regulations implemented by Pennsylvania during the coronavirus pandemic, says the Associated Press. The DOJ informed Gov. Tom Wolf’s office of its decision...
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...
PA and NJ nursing home employees refuse coronavirus vaccine: 42 percent of Philadelphia County nursing home staff have declined a coronavirus vaccine. Nearly half of Pennsylvania and New Jersey nursing home employees have refused the coronavirus vaccine, presenting a...
