Agency for Health Care Administration furthers Governor DeSantis’ Goal of prioritizing seniors first in nursing homes
Agency for Health Care Administration | Apr 8, 2022 | Florida
Nicole Pasia | Jan 13, 2022 | Florida
The pandemic has killed more than 186,000 nursing home residents and staff, according to a nursing home dashboard from the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). For Florida’s nursing homes, however, the situation appears to be heading in a positive direction. According to an AARP press release on
Florida Health Care Association Chief Executive Officer Emmett Reed released a statement supporting President Biden’s Thursday announcement of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate expansion for all Medicare and Medicaid-certified health care settings. “We appreciate the Administration and CMS for listening to the concerns about a federal mandate that only
Health care leaders are concerned a federal vaccination requirement for nursing home workers could exacerbate staffing shortages, at a time when Florida’s nursing homes are already dealing with some of the nation's highest COVID cases among their staff. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Wednesday
COVID-19 cases are surging among Florida nursing home staff, according to the AARP Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard, released Thursday. Florida has 704 certified nursing homes, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation -- the fifth highest in the nation after Texas (1,211), California (1,186), Ohio (954), and Illinois (713). As of