LeadingAge Florida names Lisa Smith nursing home public policy director
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 23, 2021
LeadingAge Florida has hired Lisa Smith as director of nursing home public policy. Smith comes to LeadingAge from the state’s Agency for Health Care Administration, where, for the last three years, she...
8-hour training requirement attracts thousands to CNA pathway
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 17, 2021
A stop-gap effort to supplement nursing home staff by lowering some entry-level training requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic may become permanent if Florida lawmakers have their way.
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Court: Residents’ ‘immediate jeopardy’ outweighs bankruptcy considerations, so provider...
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 28, 2015
Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration can continue to try to revoke a nursing home’s operating license, despite the facility declaring bankruptcy, a federal bankruptcy court has ruled.
State slaps FL nursing home with $16,000 fine for resuscitating resident against his wishes
By
Tim Mullaney
Jun 06, 2014
Authorities in Florida have fined a nursing home $16,000 for reviving a resident with a do-not-resuscitate order, according to news reports.