Although most states have infection control policies and procedures for residential care and assisted living communities, they vary in detail and requirements and could cause confusion during epidemics / pandemics, according to a new study in JAMDA - The Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.

More than 100,000 residents and staff in Florida long-term care facilities have been tested for the coronavirus, but the state doesn’t know how many residents have refused testing.

Florida businesses are readying for phase two Friday, but not long-term care centers. Visitations are still on hold at assisted living and nursing facilities, which house those most vulnerable to COVID-19.

The Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) announced Friday that 500,000 gowns are being sent to long-term care facilities throughout the state. “Providing critical PPE that keeps our long-term care facility residents and staff safe is our most critical mission at the Division,” said FDEM Director Jared Moskowitz. “Today, we are sending these gowns directly to long-term care facilities and are making sure there are no unmet needs at these facilities statewide.

Visitors are still banned at nursing homes, but one Windermere resident has started a petition to reopen them.

The state's Agency for Health Care Administration lists five facilities that are known as COVID-19 isolation centers . These treat COVID-19 positive

Florida health officials reported more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, bringing the state’s total to exactly 66,000.

Jordan created the “Memories For Life” program, which trains teenage volunteers to bring artifacts from the museum to assisted-living facilities, give presentations to residents and eng…