Guest AuthorFebruary 15, 2021
4min943
No one wants to give a free pass to bad actors.
Tag: assisted livingListen to Tom Leek's first radio ad.
Guest AuthorFebruary 15, 2021
Jason DelgadoMay 18, 2020
2min718
Nursing home operators say they're entitled to the payments. AG Moody disagrees.
Jacob OglesOctober 10, 2019
2min457
The Florida Senior Living Association announced the hire of Lee Ann Griffin as its Director of Regulation and Education. Griffin comes on with 18 years of experience focused on rules and regulations for nursing homes and senior centers. As a certified trainer for core assisted living facility programs and specifically for Alzheimer’s disease and related […]
Jacob OglesAugust 6, 2019
4min266
Florida Health Care Association honored five lawmakers.
Guest AuthorNovember 16, 2017
8min5112
The Florida Health Care Association (FHCA), a nursing home industry trade association, recently attacked my proposed “Resident’s Bill of Rights” amendment to the state constitution saying that it does not belong there, that it “weakens protections for residents,” and that it is “glaringly bad.” Unfortunately, they offered nothing in the way of evidence to support these claims and […]
Florence SnyderNovember 27, 20162min160
For most of history, dying was an event. These days, it’s a “process,” and one that can go on for decades. It’s rough on families. And it’s a gold mine for those who had the cash and the foresight to invest in the burgeoning “assisted living” industry. Old folks’ homes are springing up here faster […]
Staff ReportsSeptember 15, 2016
2min152
Linda “Fay” Nettles, who works at an assisted living facility in Vero Beach, is LeadingAge Florida’s Caregiver of the Year. The organization announced the recognition on Thursday, National Caregivers Day, citing Nettles’ “loving kindness in every aspect of her job and her personal life.” “Caregivers provide care and services ranging from personal care to medical […]
Guest AuthorApril 11, 20166min247
Given our graying population and rising sea levels, Florida should be the role model for managing old people and coping with flooding backyards. We aren’t, though in fairness to Florida, neither is any other state. Americans — outside of deep-thinking tank people — don’t talk about what the heck we are going to do with […]
Guest AuthorJune 11, 2014
3min169
As the premier association representing professionally managed senior living communities that care for more than 28,000 Floridians, FLORIDA ALFA is deeply disappointed that the Legislature did not pass comprehensive reform of the assisted living facility industry in Florida. The proposed legislation, championed by Sen. Eleanor Sobel in the Senate and Rep. Larry Ahern in the […]