Long-Term Care

Health Providers Caught Between State, Feds on Vaccinations

A long-term care industry group raised concerns Friday about a conflict with a new federal rule that requires health-care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

First Coast

Fleming Island Long-Term Facility Is Latest In Clay With Confirmed COVID-19 Case

Sky Lebron

At a Wednesday Clay County news conference, officials announced that seven of the 28 long-term facilities in the county now have confirmed COVID-19 cases.…

Someone getting tested for COVID-19 at the drive-thru testing site, someone reaching into a car where a patient is, while dressed in a mask and gown and gloves.

First Coast

State Nursing Home Response Team Based In Clay County, Where COVID Cases Are Spiking

Sky Lebron

Nursing homes and other so-called long-term care facilities in Northeast Florida are receiving help from a state emergency team to curb COVID-19…

Caridad Smith uses hand sanitizer before eating lunch at Little Havana Activities and Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc., on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, in Miami.

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Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities See Major Increase In COVID-19 Cases

Brendan Rivers

The number of reported COVID-19 infections at nursing homes and assisted living facilities has quintupled during the past week, increasing to 415 cases in…

First Coast Connect

11/1/2017: Michael Stanski; Sevgi Akarcesme; Long-Term Care; Vets Small Business Week

Kevin Meerschaert

Wednesday on First Coast Connect, in the wake of the federal indictments against Paul Manafort and Rick Gates - who were former aides to Donald Trump -…