Nursing Home Skin Breakdown, Covid $180k Settlement

Coronavirus in Nursing Homes
Does COVID immunity make bed sores and skin breakdown unavoidable?

Nursing Home Skin Breakdown Complicated by COVID Results in $180,000 for Plaintiff Ben F was a 60-year-old, witty and fun-spirited man who was rushed from his home to the hospital for an emergency bowel surgery. While recovering from the surgical procedure, Ben F was exposed and tested positive for COVID-19. This occurred frequently when hospitals...

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New York Repeals Nursing Home Immunity

Coronavirus in Nursing Homes
Legislation Regarding Nursing Home Negligence

New York Repeals Nursing Home Immunity; Further Protects Seniors from Nursing Home Abuse New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed into law a bill that revokes nursing home liability immunity. This repeal comes after more than 15,000 residents and staff of New York State’s nursing homes, assisted living and other long-term care facilities have died...

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COVID Vaccine Priority Goes To Nursing Home Employees

Coronavirus in Nursing Homes
Coronavirus causes nursing home employee shortage

The First Vaccinated for COVID: Priority Goes to Nursing Homes and Healthcare Workers Long-term care facilities across the country continue to struggle with the impact of COVID-19 on the vulnerable older population. With the development of a vaccine feverishly underway, healthcare workers have done their best to mitigate the spread using sparse personal protective equipment,...

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Greystone Healthcare Nursing Homes Are Epicenters of COVID-19 Deaths

Coronavirus in Nursing Homes
Greystone Healthcare COVID-19 Outbreak

Concern Over COVID-19 Outbreak at Greystone Healthcare Facilities Greystone Healthcare operates over 40 care centers in the United States and many of these facilities have recently been tied to large outbreaks of COVID-19. A recent Intercept article, describes Greystone as the “epicenter of COVID-19 deaths.” Federal data suggests that 132 Greystone residents died because of...

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Visitation Allowed at Florida Nursing Homes

Coronavirus in Nursing Homes

As of September 1, 2020, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has issued Emergency Order 20-009 which permits family visitation at skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities. Prior to this order, family visits at Florida nursing homes were expressly banned. Now that Florida’s Division of Emergency Management has lifted the nursing home visitation ban, families should...

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Does My State Have Nursing Home Lawsuit Immunity due to Coronavirus?

Coronavirus in Nursing Homes
List of State Civil Immunity for Nursing Home Abuse

Can a State Give a Nursing Home Total Immunity for Negligence during the Coronavirus Pandemic? Many states have implemented varying degrees of liability protection from lawsuits arising out of nursing home injuries. Some states have granted negligence immunity from COVID-19 specific death cases. Some states have extended civil immunity even further to encompass any negligence actions...

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