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Courts & Law

‘Prioritized profits over people’: AG Shapiro announces Darby nursing home manager’s guilty plea after three residents die

Chaim “Charlie” Steg, manager of St. Francis rehab center, pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment. Three residents died from insufficient care.

2 years ago

Person's legs in wheelchair
Health

AARP/Drexel report shows racial disparities in seniors’ health care in Pennsylvania

A new study from AARP and Drexel’s College of Nursing shows lack of broadband access thwarts telehealth for many older Black and brown residents.

2 years ago

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Health

Advocates push for centralized homebound vaccine plan in New Jersey

As New Jersey officials push to get more residents vaccinated, advocates are calling for them to make it easier for some of the most vulnerable people to get inoculated.

2 years ago

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Close up hands of caregiver doctor helping old woman at clinic.
Health

Pa. coronavirus update: DOH launches program to vaccinate more nursing home residents

The Department of Health will help nursing home pharmacies to secure vaccine doses to be administered at the facilities.

2 years ago

Mitzi Hansrote, right, 86, and Deanna Sutton, center, 83, check in before receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, at the Isles of Vero Beach assisted and independent senior living community in Vero Beach, Fla. Government officials placed long-term care residents and staff among their top vaccination priorities after they authorized the emergency use of shots from Pfizer and Moderna in late 2020. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Health

A Delco senior living facility is full of people 70 and up. They only got vaccines in March

Ivy Creek in Glen Mills wanted an on-site vaccine clinic. ‘Independent’ seniors don’t qualify, the CDC said.

2 years ago

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A member of the Philadelphia Fire Department administers the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to a person at a vaccination site setup
Health

Philly’s Walk-up Wednesday vaccine clinics serving those over 65

The three walk-up clinics are open on Wednesdays for those over age 65, and can serve up to 50 people with the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

2 years ago

Chaparral House activities director Erika Shaver-Nelson, left, talks with resident Joyce in the hallway at Chaparral House in Berkeley, Calif., Thursday, March 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Health

Friends, family ‘cautiously optimistic’ as N.J. resumes indoor visits in long-term care

The relaxing of visitation rules in long-term care comes as N.J. grapples with a significant surge in new coronavirus infections, as well as an uptick in hospitalizations.

2 years ago

A health worker assists a resident at Passaic County’s vaccination site
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NJ Spotlight

After early stumbles, N.J. hotline delivers more vaccination appointments for seniors

The percentage of New Jerseyans over age 75 — the group most at risk for death from COVID-19 — who have received at least one shot nearly doubled since late February.

2 years ago

Older adult washing hands
Health

Battling older adults’ greater social isolation during COVID-19

Before the coronavirus struck, loneliness was an “epidemic” among the elderly in the U.S. The pandemic revealed it was just part of the problem.

2 years ago

Philadelphia's oldest living resident, Ruth Hopson, 108, received her Pfizer two dose COVID-19 vaccine at her home in the River Park House, Conshohocken Avenue, Philadelphia on Friday afternoon, March 19, 2021. Her daughters Merle Hopson and Carla Hopson-Tyson were vaccinated also.  ( ALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / POOL, The Philadelphia Inquirer )
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The oldest Philadelphian, 108, gets her COVID vaccine

Ruth Hopson survived the 1918 flu pandemic, and is preparing to outlive COVID-19.

2 years ago

Former Pa. Health Secretary Rachel Levine
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Levine pressed for answers on Pa.’s missing nursing home data as confirmation advances

U.S. House and Senate Republicans also want more information on the state’s overall response to nursing homes, citing several Spotlight PA reports.

2 years ago

Nicholas Drago gets a COVID-19 vaccination
Health

Meet the volunteers helping Montco seniors register for COVID-19 vaccines

The Office of Senior Services is looking for even more people to staff the phone line helping seniors and those without computers pre-register for shots.

2 years ago

Senior man wearing a medical mask during COVID-19 coronavirus playing backgammon in a nursing home
Health

Despite new nursing home guidance from the Biden administration, states aren’t making changes yet

A new memo advises people that they can make indoor visits to long-term care facilities, even if they’re not vaccinated. Pa., N.J., and Del. are reviewing it.

2 years ago

Joseph Dymowski, co-owner of Centennial Pharmacy, vaccinates Costa Monsour, a parishioner at St. Maron Maronite Catholic Church. (Nina Feldman / WHYY)
Health

These South Philly seniors wanted the vaccine to come to them. Their landlord had other ideas

Residents of Birchwood at Cedars Village set out to organize a vaccine event for themselves. They had to jump through unexpected hoops to do it.

2 years ago

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As N.J. expands vaccine eligibility, advocates say older adults are being left behind

As N.J. expands the pool of those eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, many of those most at risk are expected to have an “awful” time getting an appointment.

2 years ago

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