long term care facilities

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.

About 90% of assisted living facilities in Florida have self-reported having a chance to have their staff and residents vaccinated, leaving 10% still waiting for the opportunity.

Some Florida hospitals are running out of COVID-19 vaccines, as many seniors continue to grow frustrated waiting for their shot.

Kentucky-based company Atria is calling for roughly 10,000 staff members to get the vaccine.

It's an effort to get the vaccine in the hands of seniors who are struggling to get to drive-through sites or making reservations.

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, and there are still nursing homes and health care workers waiting to get the vaccine.

According to reports, the chief executive of a West Palm Beach long-term care facility offered COVID-19 vaccinations to board members and donors.

COVID-19 vaccines are reaching more long-term facilities, but many worry they won't come soon enough to stave off more deaths.

Long-term care residents and staff members make up about 38% of the reported 21,212 Florida resident deaths since the pandemic started.

The governor was in The Villages on Tuesday to announce the elderly will come before essential workers.

According to the state’s COVID-19 draft distribution plan,138,588 residents were in nursing homes and assisted living facilities as of Sept. 20.

A federal advisory committee voted to put adults 75 and over and frontline essential workers next in line for COVID-19 vaccines.