MEDIA ADVISORY
The Florida Health Care Association will hold a news conference this Thursday to discuss newly signed legislation establishing a permanent Personal Care Attendant Program as a first step toward easing the ongoing workforce shortage in the long term care industry. Governor DeSantis signed House Bill 485 last week. Bill sponsors Sen. Aaron Bean (R-Jacksonville) and Rep. Sam Garrison (R-Orange Park) will speak at the news conference, joined by leaders of the Florida Health Care Association and representatives of a local nursing center. The long term care workforce crisis which continues to threaten Florida’s growing aging population in nursing centers.
WHO: Sen. Aaron Bean
Rep. Sam Garrison
FHCA Treasurer Kathy Gallin
FHCA Executive Director Emmet Reed
Luke Neumann, VP of Service and Relationship Development, Palm Garden of Jacksonville
WHAT: Virtual press event to discuss PCA Program and workforce shortage
WHEN: Thursday, July 1, at 11 a.m.
WHERE: https://www.facebook.com/FloridaHealthCareAssociation
Palm Garden of Jacksonville
5725 Spring Park Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32216
About the Florida Health Care Association
The Florida Health Care Association (FHCA) is a federation that serves nearly 1,000 members and represents more than 600 long-term care facilities that provide skilled nursing, post-acute and subacute care, short-term rehab, assisted living, and other services to the elderly and individuals with disabilities in Florida. The mission of FHCA is to advance the quality of services, image, professional development, and financial stability of its members. As Florida’s first and largest advocacy organization for long-term care providers and the elderly they serve, the Association has worked diligently since 1954 to assist its members with continuously improving
