Florida nursing homes News

Florida Nursing Homes Will Be First to Receive COVID Vaccine

Residents in nursing homes and assisted-living facilities will be the first to get a coronavirus vaccine when Florida begins receiving it later this month, Gov. Ron DeSantis said. DeSantis’ priorities, announced in in a video last week, largely reflect the …

Study: Hurricane Irma Led to 400 Senior Deaths in Florida Nursing Homes

The aftereffects of 2017’s Hurricane Irma appear to have killed more than 400 senior residents of Florida nursing homes, a new university study shows. Researchers at the University of South Florida and Brown University concluded that 433 additional patients died …