Florida generator rule for LTC stands, appeals court says
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Oct 23, 2017
An appeals court sided with Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) on Thursday, upholding his emergency requirements for long-term care facilities to install generators despite providers saying the rule isn’t...
‘Friendly’ Florida laws may limit awards for families suing after loved ones died in hurricane-related...
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Oct 12, 2017
Florida’s state laws may make it harder for family members suing The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills for its handling of Hurricane Irma and the 14 resident deaths that ensued to collect...
Death toll hits 14 for Florida facility, which lays off employees and closes
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James M. Berklan
Oct 10, 2017
The death toll continued to rise Monday, with a 14th patient dying due to terrible heat after Hurricane Irma left a Florida nursing home without air-conditioning. The heat also helped kill the facility...
State News for October 2017
Oct 06, 2017
At least nine residents of a Florida nursing home died after their facility lost air conditioning following Hurricane Irma, authorities said in mid-September.
Hollywood Hills death toll reaches a dozen; search warrants issued
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Elizabeth Newman
Oct 02, 2017
A 12th resident from a Hollywood Hills nursing home in Florida has died, which a coroner has attributed to the facility lacking air conditioning after Hurricane Irma.
LeadingAge FL takes legal action against governor’s generator rule after Irma deaths
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Sep 28, 2017
LeadingAge Florida filed a legal challenge on Tuesday against Gov. Rick Scott’s (R) recent emergency preparedness mandate. The provider organization is arguing the rule would “create an emergency...
FL governor deleted voicemails from nursing home where 11 died after Irma
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Sep 26, 2017
Voicemails from the Hollywood, FL, skilled nursing facility where several residents died following Hurricane Irma were deleted by Gov. Rick Scott (R), potentially complicating the ongoing investigation...
Nursing assistant fired for requesting post-hurricane help on Facebook
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Sep 26, 2017
A Florida nursing home fired one of its nursing assistants earlier this month after she used social media to call for help for the facility in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, according to local reports.
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...
Post-Irma death toll at Florida SNF rises to 9 as provider sues state to stop Medicaid ban
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Sep 21, 2017
The death toll from the Florida skilled nursing facility that lost its air conditioning following Hurricane Irma rose to nine residents on Tuesday, as the provider geared up for a legal battle with state...