Caregiving

With coronavirus cases surging in Florida nursing homes, assisted living facilities, group homes and other long-term care facilities, families throughout the Sunshine State are facing difficult questions.

Eldercare facilities represent 40 percent or more of COVID-19 deaths, despite representing less than 1 percent of all Floridians.

Seniors living with dementia and struggling with social isolation who may need some music to get through self quarantine could receive some help thanks to a new initiative by the Florida Alzheimer's Association and the Florida Department of Elder Affairs.

Jeff Johnson, Director Estatal de Florida de AARP, respaldó hoy la reciente acción del Gobernador Ron DeSantis para identificar los nombres de los centros de atención a largo plazo de Florida que han tenido hasta la fecha casos positivos de coronavirus.

AARP Florida has strongly advocated for release of this information and sent a legal memorandum to the governor’s office April 15 urging this action.

AARP Florida State Director Jeff Johnson issued the following statement calling on Florida state elected leaders, health care and medical providers and state agencies to ensure transparency and fairness of care when deciding policy and protocols on how to administer care and testing for Floridians during the current Coronavirus crisis or any emergency situation

If you have a spouse, sibling, parent, or other loved one in a nursing home or assisted living facility in Florida, you may be worried about their safety and well-being because of the coronavirus pandemic. AARP has consulted with leading experts on long-term care facilities like nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

The Coalition for Silver Solutions, a coalition of senior care providers, labor and consumer organizations, succeeded in getting legislative approval for key initiatives to improve how Florida’s 2-million-plus frail elders receive supportive care.

In Florida, America’s grayest state, approximately 2.9 million family caregivers provided an estimated 2.4 billion hours of care per year worth a staggering $31 billion to their parents, spouses, partners, and friends in 2017, according to state data available in the latest report of AARP’s Valuing the Invaluable series.

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