For Geoff Fraser, co-owner of Dolphin Pointe Health Care, a nursing home in Jacksonville FL and other leaders in the aging industry there are some difficult issues that need answers and problems that need solutions. A nurse shortage, a growing demand for health care workers, underserved health care in poverty-stricken areas, high numbers of hospital readmissions,
Our world has greatly changed due to COVID-19. Rehabilitation is no exception. A strained back, a joint dysfunction, a torn ligament, and recouping from joint surgery, could take longer to heal and carry a risk of poor recovery without rehabilitation. Attending therapy is now a very personal decision. Many patients question if it is safe
Governor Ron Desantis discusses Florida's plan to protect the elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic using dedicated nursing facilities. Dolphin Pointe Health Care was first nursing facility in Florida to pioneer this long term care and Gov Desantis unveiled his plan to the public during a press conference held here at Dolphin Pointe Health Care
Model to be repeated throughout Florida, AHCA secretary says JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A new long-term care center in Jacksonville will dedicate its facility to treating recovering coroanvirus patients in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday. Florida Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Mary Mayhew and DeSantis were at the facility Friday to announce the health care
The U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary says he "hopes and believes" students will be back in the classroom around the country this fall. In an exclusive interview with First Coast News, Sec. Alex Azar said health officials will have to "see what the science and evidence show" over the summer months when it comes