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The risk for severe illness from COVID-19 among adults increases with age, with older adults at highest risk. That makes the health and safety of the caregivers who look after them all the more important.
As owner of the ComForCare franchise in Greater Orlando, Cindy Gray was able to take immediate action in early March and spent more than $20,000 on personal protective equipment for the 66 caregivers she employs.
As the virus began to take hold and elder care facilities went into lockdown, she then required that her caregivers get tested, even before it became a mandate in Florida.