Are mandatory vaccines headed to long-term care facilities?
Low staff vaccination rates and high staff infection rates may push facilities over the edge
Will long-term care centers require staff and residents be vaccinated? Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone explains why time may be running out for these facilities to give their residents and staff the choice.
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Itâs a move most of Floridaâs long-term care centers havenât wanted to make but with low numbers of vaccinated staff posing high risk of infections to residents, more long-term care centers are finding themselves ready to require the COVID-19 shot, according to Floridaâs Senior Living Association.
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Long-term care centers using new tool to encourage vaccinations among hesitant staff and family
More than half of long-term care staff still unvaccinated, according to state
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and last updated 2021-04-21 16:32:14-04
Some long-term care centers are resorting to a new tool to encourage its staff to get vaccinated. Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone explains.
Itâs the unexpected vaccine problem that just wonât go away in Floridaâs long-term care industry, a vaccine reluctant staff.
âItâs been tough, itâs certainly been tough,â said Jennifer McConnell, COVID team leader for Grand Villa Assisted Living Facilities in Florida.
LARGO â The co-owner of Lake House Assisted Living Facility is no doubt pleased the Largo Planning Board signed off on his expansion plans April 1.
Eric Moore said his proposal to add a new 54,000-square-foot building with as many as 120 beds to his facility fills a need in the community and is a win for the citizens of Largo.
Representatives from nearby elder-care facilities disagree and say adding more beds puts even more strain on an industry still financially reeling from the effects of the pandemic.
Moore said the 75 units at the family-owned and operated Lake Avenue facility filled up fast when it opened about five years ago, and the community has maintained over 95% occupancy with a waiting list.
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