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Circles drawn on the lawn of Domino Park in Brooklyn help enforce social distancing guidelines. (Two Trees Management)
Health

Coronavirus update: Masks and distancing still necessary outdoors, says Philly mayor

Kenney blamed the White House in part for spreading “ridicule and dangerous” ideas that social distancing isn’t necessary.

5 years ago

(Jessica Griffin / The Philsadelphia Inquirer)
Health
Spotlight PA

Pa. sold nursing home testing plan as ‘universal’ and ‘radical’, but advocates say it’s optional and insufficient

The admin. falls short of official claims, has fueled some confusion on the ground, and would allow any nursing home to opt out of the robust testing suggested by the state.

5 years ago

Nearly 80 members of the Pennsylvania National Guard are assisting Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency with operating a COVID-19 testing site in Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery County. (Master Sgt. George Roach / Pennsylvania National Guard)
Health

Pa. enlists PEMA, National Guard to try to slow spread of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities

The teams are designed to provide relief for staff as well as training on use of personal protective equipment.

5 years ago

In this Dec. 29, 2015 file photo, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks with members of the media at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania AG opens criminal probes into nursing homes

Pennsylvania's top prosecutor has opened criminal investigations into several nursing homes amid a coronavirus outbreak that has killed 2,600 residents of nursing homes.

5 years ago

(David Maialetti/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Health
Spotlight PA

Some Pa. counties push to exclude nursing home cases from reopening formula, but experts caution against it

Reopening too soon could exacerbate the already devastating death toll in long-term care facilities, they say.

5 years ago

(Jessica Griffin/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Health
Spotlight PA

Pa. had early plan to protect nursing homes from the coronavirus, but never fully implemented it

Similar measures to those envisioned were later put in place, but only after widespread outbreaks were already underway.

5 years ago

People wait in line to be tested for the new coronavirus at a testing site in Jersey City, N.J., Monday, May 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. unemployment claims soar, hospitalizations dip

The number of people unemployed at once sets an all-time record in New Jersey.

5 years ago

Residents from St. Joseph's Senior Home are helped on to buses in Woodbridge
Health

‘It’s a profession that does not love you back’: Nursing home staffs bear witness to staggering death tolls

They care for their patients for years sometimes, getting to know their families. Now, a shortage of PPE and a lack of testing puts them all at risk.

5 years ago

Listen 3:14
A resident is pictured using a wheelchair inside a nursing home.
Health
Spotlight PA

AARP calls on Pa. to release list of nursing homes with coronavirus cases

The number of long-term care residents and staff impacted by the coronavirus has nearly doubled in the past week, with 5,679 positive cases among residents and 849 deaths.

5 years ago

Volunteer Steve Huber drops off a box of food to a senior is public housing. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Food pantries hit with more need, less supply during pandemic

Organizations that feed those in need have been forced to change the way they operate during the pandemic.

5 years ago

Listen 3:29
Delaware National Guard Private Kyeremen sets up a station for packaged food pick-up on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, at Frederick Lodge Manufactured Home Community in Townsend, Del. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Health

Coronavirus update: Fewer hospitalized in Delaware as number of new cases is lowest in 10 days

Through Wednesday, more than half of the Delawareans who died lived in nursing homes. WHYY found that residents comprise 5% of the state’s cases.

5 years ago

Powerback Rehabilitation in Center City Philadelphia. (Google Maps)
Health

Despite risk, Philly facility housing seniors will take COVID patients from hospitals

The elderly are among the most susceptible to coronavirus. So why are long-term care centers admitting COVID-19-positive patients?

5 years ago

Charlie Secrest, pictured about six years ago, died at a Delaware nursing home on April 6 after contracting coronavirus. (Courtesy of Terri Hansen)
Health

‘Like a wildfire you can’t stop’: COVID-19 ravages Delaware nursing homes

Many nursing home residents have conditions that make them especially vulnerable to coronavirus. They account for 24 of 43 deaths in the state so far.

5 years ago

Listen 1:59
Patients from St. Joseph’s Senior Home in Woodbridge were evacuated March 25 after multiple residents contracted COVID-19 and some died. (NJTV News)
Health
NJ Spotlight

N.J. plans for regional nursing homes to accept sick residents, staff

With COVID-19 patients at half of the state’s eldercare facilities, and shortages of staff, PPE endemic, regional cohorts could help slow spread of infection.

5 years ago

Zhili Sun, practices tai chi by blooming cherry trees while wearing a mask  along the tidal basin in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
Health

U.S. tells older people to stay home, all ages to avoid crowds

The White House on Monday urged all older Americans to stay home and everyone to avoid crowds and eating out at restaurants as part of the guidelines to combat coronavirus.

5 years ago

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