Florida Health Care Association

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. [Read more…] about Legislators to Join Florida Health Care Association at Press Event Re: PCA Program and Workforce Crisis

In the face of significant workforce shortages in long term care, the Florida Health Care Association applauds Governor Ron DeSantis for signing legislation that makes the Personal Care Attendant program a permanent part of Florida’s long term care workforce solution. [Read more…] about Florida Health Care Association Applauds Governor for Making Personal Care Attendants a Permanent Part of the Long Term Care Workforce

Florida Health Care Association (FHCA), representing nearly 700 nursing homes and assisted living facilities across Florida, issued the following statement in response to the Legislature fully funding Medicaid for nursing home care in the FY 2021-22 state budget. [Read more…] about FHCA Applauds Legislature for Fully Funding Nursing Home Care in State Budget

The Florida Health Care Association today applauded Florida lawmakers for passing legislation that will make Personal Care Attendants (PCAs) a permanent part of Florida’s long term care workforce. [Read more…] about FHCA Applauds Legislature for Passing Legislation to Make Personal Care Attendants a Permanent Part of the Long Term Care Workforce

The Florida Health Care Association today applauded the House of Representatives for approving Senate Bill 72, which provides liability protection to health care providers who made a good faith effort to follow government health care guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic. [Read more…] about Florida Health Care Association Applauds House for Passing Liability Protections for Health Care Heroes

Florida Health Care Association (FHCA), representing nearly 700 nursing homes and assisted living facilities across Florida, released the following statement in response to the Florida House budget that proposes to reduce Medicaid funding to nursing home care by 2%, which amounts to an $80 million reduction for nursing homes on an annual basis. [Read more…] about FHCA Issues Statement in Response to Florida House Cutting Medicaid Funding for Nursing Home Care

FHCA Applauds Senate and House Committees for Support
of Making the Personal Care Attendant Program Permanent

Florida Health Care Association today applauded legislators in both the Senate and House for advancing legislation to further strengthen the long term care workforce by making permanent the program that allows Personal Care Attendants (PCAs) to work in Florida’s nursing centers. [Read more…] about Bills that Strengthen Nursing Home Workforce Advance

Nursing homes were there for our family members, we’ve got to be there for them.

Last week, health care liability protections advanced as part of the now-amended business liability protections bill, SB 72 by Sen. Jeff Brandes (St. Petersburg). [Read more…] about Senator Jeff Brandes highlights heroic work of long term caregivers during COVID-19 pandemic

FHCA Underscores Need to Keep Resources Directed Toward Resident Care

Florida Health Care Association today applauded legislators for continuing to advance COVID-19 liability protections for health care providers, an action that underscores the need to protect facilities’ resources to support resident care. [Read more…] about COVID-19 Liability Protections for Health Care Providers Continues to Advance