Tag: assisted living facilities

Christine Jordan SextonDecember 6, 2018
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The incoming administration of Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis may tinker with one of Gov. Rick Scott’s signature acts, pushed in response to Hurricane Irma. Lt. Gov.-elect Jeanette Nuñez told The News Service of Florida that a law requiring long-term care providers to have generators and a 72-hour supply of fuel on-site may need to be re-examined, […]

Staff ReportsJanuary 22, 2018
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On Friday, the Rick Scott administration published new proposed backup-power rules for Florida’s assisted living facilities. It is a move that could mean an end to the legal struggle between the governor’s office and providers, with Scott backing off the controversial mandate that long-term care facilities install generators to provide continuous power in the case […]

Jim RosicaJanuary 19, 2018
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A modified version of a constitutional ‘bill of rights’ for residents of Florida nursing homes and assisted living facilities won approval by its only review committee on Friday. The Declaration of Rights Committee approved the proposal (P88) by a vote of 5-2, sending it to the full Constitution Revision Commission for consideration. But the measure […]

Jim RosicaNovember 8, 2017
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In an acutely personal attack, the head of a nursing-home advocacy group slammed a proposed constitutional amendment that would create a “nursing home and assisted living facility residents’ bill of rights.” The Florida Health Care Association’s Emmett Reed, this week called the amendment, filed by Constitution Revision Commissioner Brecht Heuchan, “glaringly bad.” Reed’s organization advocates […]

Staff ReportsOctober 10, 2017
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Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday directed state agencies to “immediately begin the formal rulemaking process to permanently enact a rule requiring emergency generators at assisted living facilities (ALFs) and nursing homes.” His edict went to the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) and the Department of Elder Affairs. “An emergency rule adopted Sept. 16 requires all ALFs and nursing […]

Staff ReportsAugust 26, 2016
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Robin Spillias has been promoted to Director of Membership for LeadingAge Florida, the organization announced Thursday. Spillias will direct and coordinate all activities related to membership recruitment, retention, renewal, and benefits. “Robin is a problem-solver, an effective communicator, and a creative thinker,” LeadingAge Florida President and CEO Steve Bahmer said in a statement. “Her experience […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 22, 2015
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Tony Marshall has left Florida’s nursing home advocacy group to become head of a similar organization in the Peach State. Marshall, who started on Monday, now is president and CEO of the Georgia Health Care Association (GHCA), according to a news release. The association is located in Stockbridge, about 20 miles south of Atlanta. He had been senior director of reimbursement at […]

Guest AuthorApril 27, 2015

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While the Florida Legislature debates health care on many fronts, an important health care measure that has been in the works for several years and takes significant steps to better protect one of Florida’s most vulnerable populations, our state’s seniors, is now ready for final passage.  That measure is assisted living reform.  The assisted living […]


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