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Video: The goggles help those who are experiencing loneliness or memory issues.
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Brian Lee with Families for Better Care says federal data on nursing home case rates lags and doesn't cover all of Florida's long-term care facilities.
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Atria Senior Living, which operates nine assisted living communities, has required workers to get vaccinations since January. The business says the decision has provided peace of mind for residents and families.
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The new Florida law exempts 40 types of health care facilities, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, physician offices and ambulance providers.
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The guidelines will only make slight changes to Florida’s visitation procedures. Among them: the ability for residents to touch and hug their loved ones.
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As of Friday, long-term care facilities were linked to about 35 percent of the 28,565 deaths of Floridians from COVID-19, according to a report released by the state Department of Health.
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While many residents agree to get vaccinated, an overwhelming number of employees at those facilities are not getting the shots.
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Atria, a Kentucky-based operator with 10 facilities in Florida, wants its 10,000 employees nationwide to receive the shots.
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COVID-19 test kits sent to nursing homes and assisted living facilities are for employees, not residents, the state said Thursday.“If you have residents…
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State regulators this week hit a Lakeland assisted-living facility with an admissions moratorium after the facility failed to take proper safeguards…