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Guest AuthorMay 29, 2018

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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

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, 2018

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, 2017

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

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

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 […]

Michael MolineFebruary 20, 2017

The top legislative priority for Florida’s nursing homes this year is to kill a proposal, backed by Gov. Rick Scott, to repeal a requirement that they demonstrate a demand for new beds before they can expand or build new facilities. SB 676, by Rob Bradley, and CS/HB 7 by Alex Miller, and would eliminate the certificate […]

Michael MolineSeptember 5, 2016

Residents of two Tallahassee nursing homes languished without electricity Monday, relying on generators to power cooling and critical medical equipment four days after Hurricane Hermine left most of the city in the dark. “When I drive down Capital Circle and see that McDonald’s has power and two of our nursing centers don’t have power, it’s […]

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FHCA gives Rick Scott thumbs up on budget

FHCA lauds lawmakers for nursing home budget increase

John Simmons: Florida’s nursing centers – setting the record straight on quality care

Brian Robare: Proposed nursing home payment system raises serious concern

Emmett Reed: Improve elder care; pass nursing center reimbursement reform

Nursing homes fighting plan to eliminate certificate of need program

Nursing homes remain in the dark four days after Hurricane Hermine [Updated]