Melissa S. RazdrihJuly 8, 2019
6min319
More than a dozen FHCA-member skilled nursing centers and two assisted living facilities received the award notification on June 27.
Tag: fhca
Melissa S. RazdrihJuly 8, 2019
Ryan NicolApril 18, 2019
9min433
The amendment has already been opposed by Attorney General Ashley Moody.
Drew WilsonFebruary 26, 2019
5min606
Sunshine State facilities offer top-flight long-term care, and it’s still getting better.
Guest AuthorSeptember 6, 2018
6min246
As we reflect on what we’ve learned since Hurricane Irma blasted Florida one year ago, Florida’s nursing centers are continuing their work of improving preparations, education, and training – to be ready for a storm of comparable power and impact. We cannot forget the lessons of the tragedy that struck a South Florida nursing center […]
Guest AuthorMay 29, 2018
5min260
Florida nursing care centers and their residents have seen more than their share of hurricane seasons, but few have carried the wallop we all experienced last year. The destructive season was highlighted by Hurricane Irma, a Category 4 storm that raced up the spine of our state, causing widespread devastation and resulting in the tragic […]
Drew WilsonMarch 16, 2018
3min443
Gov. Rick Scott got some praise from the Florida Health Care Association on Friday for signing the 2018-19 budget. Shortly after Scott put pen to paper the group put out a statement lauding the $88.7 billion plan, specifically the funding bumps it will bring to nursing homes, nearly 600 of which are represented by FHCA. […]
Drew WilsonMarch 8, 20183min331
Lawmakers got praise from the Florida Health Care Association Thursday for upping funds to nursing homes in the 2018-19 state budget. “FHCA applauds the Legislature for making the quality care of our frailest elders a priority. We want to especially thank Senate President Joe Negron, who has long been a champion for nursing home residents. […]
Guest AuthorOctober 9, 20176min392
I always thought journalists were trained to avoid reaching a broad conclusion from just one specific example, no matter how shocking it may be. Yet in his guest commentary in Wednesday’s Tallahassee Democrat, opinion columnist Carl Hiaasen unfairly slammed Florida’s entire long-term care profession based on the shameful and inexcusable actions of a single nursing […]
Guest AuthorMay 1, 2017
4min406
I wanted to take a moment to alert Floridians to The Estates’, a Lakeland-based nursing home, significant concerns with the Florida Health Care Association’s (FHCA) plan, which would change the way nursing homes are paid, under consideration in the Florida Legislature. The FHCA is asserting that this prospective payment system (PPS) plan will incentivize nursing […]
Guest AuthorApril 4, 2017
6min306
President Ronald Reagan once noted, “Status quo, you know, is Latin for ‘the mess we’re in.’” Florida has gone to great lengths over the years to lead our nation in the quality of care we provide for our elders, and we have made tremendous strides in recent years. But new opportunities remain, as do significant […]