long term care

Gov. Ron DeSantis says the state will offer COVID-19 vaccinations to all residents and staff at long-term care facilities by Sunday, but nearly 1,000 facilities have yet to receive vaccines.

Atria, a Kentucky-based operator with 10 facilities in Florida, wants its 10,000 employees nationwide to receive the shots.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is touting his plan to distribute vaccines to people 65 and older ahead of much of the country. But the rollout has had logistical problems.

With so many infections and deaths from COVID-19 in nursing homes, many in the industry and in government are considering how to make the facilities safer.

Florida has received its first shipment of 400,000 rapid “antigen” test kits from the federal government, and Gov. Ron DeSantis announced at a news…

Florida canceled a contract this month with the company Curative to provide COVID-19 test kits to nursing homes, arguing that it wasn’t necessary because…

Gov. Ron DeSantis said during a visit to Clearwater Tuesday that the state will distribute 6.5 million coronavirus testing kits that can give results as quickly as 15 minutes.

State versus federal? Which data set nursing homes should rely on as a benchmark for coronavirus testing has been a pressing question for Florida…

Nursing homes visitors have been banned since March because of COVID-19. Now the federal agency that regulates the facilities has outlined terms for resuming visits immediately.

With coronavirus-related restrictions at long-term care facilities being eased, an industry leader is warning that without protections against civil...