Susan Anderson joins FHCA as government affairs director
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 22, 2021
The Florida Health Care Association announced that Susan E. Anderson has joined the team as Director of Government Affairs. Anderson will work with Senior Director of Government Affairs/Chief Lobbyist...
Personal Care Attendants add more hands to the frontlines of long-term care
By
Deborah Franklin
Mar 01, 2021
As America’s population grows older and drives up demand for long-term care, nursing centers are continuing their decades-long struggle to fill direct care positions — the qualified caregivers who...
After protecting 55 sites, Consulate Health Care looks to stay in business at another Florida SNF
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 23, 2018
Fresh from negotiating an agreement that protects licenses at 55 of its 77 Florida facilities, Consulate Health Care is working to win back its right to provide skilled nursing services — and get paid...
Providers laud withdrawal of Bill of Rights for nursing home residents
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 21, 2018
A proposed Bill of Rights for residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities was withdrawn from consideration before a Florida constitutional revision commission, a move drawing praise from...
Providers forced to invest $350 million more to keep power running in emergencies
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 13, 2018
Now that Florida has passed a law requiring nursing homes to better prepare for long-term power outages, the bill is coming due.
‘Bill of rights’ for LTC residents a scheme to boost personal injury firm, group claims
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Dec 04, 2017
A recently proposed “bill of rights” to protect Florida long-term care residents is a thinly-veiled attempt to drive business for a personal injury law firm, according to one seniors advocacy...
State suspends license, accuses SNF staff of cover-up as facility’s post-Irma death toll rises...
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Sep 22, 2017
Florida officials on Wednesday suspended the license of a nursing home where residents died following Hurricane Irma, claiming staff made late entries to residents’ records in an attempt to alter...
8 residents dead at Florida nursing home left without power after Irma
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Sep 14, 2017
Eight residents of a Florida nursing home have been reported dead of heat-related causes after their facility was left without electricity or air conditioning in the wake of Hurricane Irma, authorities...
Finally, a leader who’s willing to speak out
Aug 10, 2015
Among the police, it’s known as the blue wall of silence. This unwritten rule regularly comes into play when a fellow officer’s errors, poor behavior or possible crimes are under scrutiny....
Feds offer $1.6 billion to pay Florida hospitals’ uncompensated care bills
By
John Hall
May 26, 2015
The federal government is offering to authorize $1.6 billion to reimburse Florida’s hospitals for uncompensated care, but that is still $3 billion short in a budget impasse that is threatening to...