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The report covering a four-week period also showed Florida facilities had the second-lowest worker vaccination rate and lagged in vaccinating residents

An estimated 48 million people in the U-S are providing in-home care to an adult loved one — 3 million of those caregivers live in Florida. AARP says a new study demonstrates the need to support family caregivers with financial assistance.

Two bills being considered by Florida lawmakers would make it harder for people to sue health care providers in COVID-19-related cases. Opponents say nursing homes should be held accountable.

The report was encouraging but tempered by a recent uptick in overall cases. “We must keep our guard up, especially if the virus once again is on the rise this winter,” AAPR's Florida director says.

Casting a ballot during a pandemic presents a dilemma for many Americans who worry about the health risks of voting in person, or whether the post office will deliver mail-in ballots on time. Those concerns are even greater for older voters.

Coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes across the country are prompting conversations about whether more people will care for loved ones at home.But some…

Florida is home to 20 million people and nearly 3 million of them are family caregivers. That means they dedicate their time, energy and money tending to…

The tax bill unveiled by Republicans in the House on Thursday would not, as had been rumored, eliminate the tax penalty for failure to have health...

Florida is the second worst state in the nation at providing home- and community-based health care options for seniors and the disabled, a new report says.

The AARP has been outspoken in its opposition to the American Health Care Act, which was passed by the House earlier this month.

Seniors who like their Medicare choice this year, shouldn't assume it will be the same next year. A doctor in your network this year could be out of...

The Internet is making it easier for older women, who didn't grow up with the Web, to get outside their social circles for romance, but it can make them more vulnerable to deception.