The new study by the JAMA Health Forum shows a 25 percent increase in Florida nursing home deaths seven days after Irma made landfall and a 10 percent increase 30 days after landfall. more

AARP released the Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard, which tracks nursing home data, and it shows a promising trend. more

Though rising, nursing home staff vaccination in Florida (now at 53%) still far below the industry standard of 75%, and trailing the national average of 67% From AARP AARP released the Nursing … more

New AARP report shows 237 resident deaths occurred in Florida’s nursing homes in the four weeks ending August 22, 2021; vaccination rates are still below 50% at Florida nursing homes From AARP AARP … more

Florida tops the nation in percent of nursing homes reporting new staff cases of COVID-19 From Staff Reports On Wednesday, the AARP released a statement about the urgent need to require … more

DeSantis said making monoclonal antibodies treatments more available is important but vaccines still are “most effective” in stemming the pandemic By John Haughey | The Center Square … more

Throughout the pandemic, nursing homes have been in the headlines as places with uncontrolled COVID-19 cases and social isolation, which research shows can worsen people’s health. more

By John Haughey | The Center Square Nursing home and long-term care center residents account for about 40% – more than 7,000 – of the 17,861 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Florida, but the … more

By John Haughey | The Center Square “Essential” caregivers would be allowed entry into nearly 1,900 of Florida’s 3,280 nursing homes, but wouldn't be allowed to hug their loved ones if Gov. … more

By John Haughey | The Center Square The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted its first set of COVID-19 data collected from nursing homes nationwide, and it indicates … more