As a result, countless families have virtually no legal recourse to hold health care facilities accountable for deaths or injuries related to COVID-19 as long as Murphy keeps hishealth emergency order in place. The new law requires facilities to submit an outbreak response plan within six months, including a strategy to secure more staff in the event of an outbreak or other emergency, according to the legislation (S2798). Lawyers involved in the New Jersey agreement said they were not aware of any other multicase settlement involving deaths at a long-term care center in the United States. U.S. appeals court rules against nursing homes over COVID-19 lawsuits The state currently has about 41,000 residents in nursing homes and another 17,000 in assisted living. On average, registered nurses across the state make closer to $67,000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates. An estimated 14,000 New Jersey long-term care workers will have to get COVID shots or lose their jobs under a plan announced by President Joe Biden lastweek to withhold federal funds from nursing homes unless they require all their employees to be vaccinated. In a separate incident, a resident "sexually inappropriately touched" another resident twice in three months, the same investigation found. Aquarter of the staff in New Jersey remain unvaccinated, 113facilities had outbreaks that infected 279staff and 304residents, Biden wants to use the immense leverage of federal payments, State workers, NJ teachers must get the COVID shot, says Murphy. An avalanche of complaints has compounded Kentucky's annual inspection backlog. Yet states across the country have continued to fall short. Academic research has established a clear link between understaffing and declines in care, particularly when it comes to preventing bedsores, which can cause life-threatening complications, Peterson said. She is suing the nursing home for alleged negligence. Federal funding for the job has remained stagnant since 2015. About 40% of New Jersey's 23,000 COVID victims were nursing home residents. Laryssa Whitfield, 45, removed her son Tony Maxwell, 28, from Hillcreek Rehabilitation and Care in summer 2021. Consulting is a small part of CertiSurv's operations, Feurer said. Inspection results also are the cornerstone of the federal Five-Star Quality Rating System, public rankings that help consumers compare and choose facilities. New Jersey has had one of the highest death tolls in the nation among long-term care residents. CDC Updates COVID-19 Guidance for Nursing Homes - APIC Dozens of suits are linked to deaths at state-run veterans homes in Illinois and in Massachusetts, where 76 residents of the Holyoke Soldiers Home perished during the chaotic first months of the pandemic. Hutchins is not the only family member suing Hillcreek. More Local News to Love Start today for 50% off Expires 3/6/23, Susan K. Livio | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com.
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