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Florida Health Care Association (FHCA) is pleased to recognize 17 skilled nursing centers and two assisted living facility members across Florida which earned a 2019 Silver – Achievement in Quality Award from the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL). [Read more…] about Florida Leads Nation in Earning National Distinction for Achievements in Delivering Quality Care
More than 100 long term care professionals and advocates will rally in support of continued Medicaid funding to improve quality care at nursing homes on Wednesday, April 10, at 9:15 am. in the Capitol courtyard. [Read more…] about Long Term Care Advocates to Rally at Capitol for Renewed Medicaid Funding
Nursing home administrators, frontline nurses, and other long-term caregivers will descend on the Florida Capitol Wednesday to ask lawmakers to renew the $138 million Medicaid funding increase approved last year to preserve quality care and protect caregiver jobs in Florida’s nursing homes. [Read more…] about Long-Term Caregivers Bring Message to Lawmakers: Florida Seniors Need Proper Funding of Nursing Home Quality Care in the State Budget
Three of the state’s leading organizations focused on the long-term care of Florida’s large and growing elderly population joined forces with legislators today to announce a new coalition aimed at placing seniors at the top of the legislative priority list. [Read more…] about Legislators, AARP, FHCA, and LeadingAge Florida Launch New Coalition for State’s Seniors
Three of the state’s leading organizations focused on the long-term care of Florida’s large and growing elderly population will hold a press conference on Wednesday, March 27, at 1:00 p.m. in the Capitol to announce a new coalition aimed at placing seniors at the top of the legislative priority list. [Read more…] about Legislators, AARP, FHCA, and LeadingAge Florida to Announce New Coalition for State’s Seniors
“The Florida Health Care Association disagrees with those who would include nursing centers in provisions of House Bill 21 eliminating the Certificate of Need process. We will continue to offer members of the House insights into the negative effects that will occur if this bad bill continues to move forward unaltered. Repeal of Certificate of Need requirements in other states has done real harm to elder care there. Indiana saw new centers being built but beds going unfilled, which put a significant financial strain on the state’s Medicaid budget. The state had to force nursing centers to close as a result and ultimately had to reverse its CON repeal initiative. CON also contributed to Texas facilities experiencing empty beds and poor levels of care. Empty beds don’t exempt the centers from the high cost of remaining open — and the burden ultimately will fall to the taxpayers. With quality care measures steadily on the rise in Florida, FHCA believes we must maintain the progress our state has made under the existing CON process. This will ensure that the highest levels of quality care continue to be provided to our state’s ever-growing population of aging residents.”
Statement from Emmett Reed, FHCA Executive Director [Read more…] about FHCA Statement on SB 1088 – Modernizing Staffing
Statement from Emmett Reed, FHCA Executive Director [Read more…] about FHCA Statement on HB 21 – Certificate of Need
The Florida Health Care Association (FHCA) will hold a media roundtable on Monday, March 4, at 10:00 am. [Read more…] about Florida Health Care Association to Address Legislative Priorities at Media Roundtable
Boosted by support from the Legislature, Florida is showing significant improvement in the overall quality of care at long term care centers, now ranking among the top ten states in the nation. [Read more…] about Quality Care in Florida Long Term Care Centers Very Good, Getting Better
