nursing homes

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office did not comment on the AARP information. But DeSantis has touted the state’s efforts to keep residents safe at Florida’s 694 nursing homes.

Monday’s decision came more than three years after Hurricane Irma knocked out the air-conditioning system at the nursing home.

A ban on visitation at Florida’s 4,000 long-term care facilities expires in early September, and Gov. Ron DeSantis is poised to reopen doors to residents’ family members and friends who have been unable to visit because of the coronavirus pandemic. 

Part of the task force’s debate centered on people who would be categorized as “essential caregivers."

It’s unlikely that Florida will mandate all nursing homes reopen to all visitors any time soon. Instead, a panel appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis...

Top health care regulators in Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration on Friday discussed a limited reopening of nursing homes and other long-term care…

After nearly five months, families are demanding the state allow some form of in-person visitation in Florida nursing homes and assisted living…

As Florida's coronavirus cases begin to flatten, state officials are considering a plan to allow people to visit family members in nursing homes.

Health News Florida has learned that Florida has a new Long-Term Care Ombudsman, a position that has been vacant for almost a year.The state appointed…

Florida nursing homes will receive rapid coronavirus testing machines from the federal government. The Department of Health and Human Services announced…

Staff members at nursing facilities across the state that have agreed to care for long-term care residents with COVID-19 are beginning to test positive…

Aging advocates sent a letter to Florida U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott urging Congress to pass an additional coronavirus relief package for…