Posted on: Sep 01, 2020
Today’s announcement by the governor is a significant step forward in achieving our shared goal of reuniting long term care residents with their loved ones.The Task Force’s recommendations strike an important balance between a safe reopening of our care centers and keeping residents protected from the virus, which has been our number one priority since the pandemic began. We look…
Posted on: Aug 20, 2020
During its recent Virtual Conference, members of the Florida Health Care Association (FHCA) elected Marco Carrasco as President of the Association. Carrasco is Senior Administrator of Plaza Health Network, which manages five skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities across Florida. As President, Carrasco will lead the Association’s 30-member Board of Directors, which includes 16 District Presidents from across the state.
Posted on: Jul 23, 2020
The Florida Health Care Association (FHCA), representing more than 600 skilled nursing centers and assisted living communities across the state of Florida, applauded the Trump administration for prioritizing the nation’s most vulnerable population as they announced $5 billion in additional Provider Relief Funds that will be allocated to skilled nursing centers across the country.
Posted on: Jun 25, 2020
FHCA commends Governor DeSantis for his forward-thinking decision to leave intact the Medicaid reimbursement increase for Florida’s nursing homes. As he shared in his press conference today, the Governor clearly recognizes that nursing homes are on the frontline of the COVID-19 public health emergency and the state must continue to support them, which includes having sufficient resources to properly protect…
Posted on: Jun 17, 2020
We know that ongoing testing is an effective way to prevent spread in our care centers, since the virus can be present even when someone doesn’t show any symptoms. FHCA welcomes the opportunity to work with state and local officials to ensure that our care centers test employees every two weeks, and the state’s commitment to cover the costs of…
Posted on: Jun 08, 2020
According to independent analysis by leading academic and health care experts, location, asymptomatic spread and lack of testing were determining factors in COVID-19 outbreaks.
Posted on: Jun 02, 2020
FHCA hailed the overall response to COVID-19 by long term care centers in the state, citing newly released federal data showing that Florida’s rate of nursing home cases and fatalities related to the pandemic – the subject of extensive public criticism – is in fact significantly better than the national average. A new report from CMS shows that Florida is…
Posted on: Jun 01, 2020
As Florida begins hurricane season amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the Florida Health Care Association (FHCA) has detailed long term care facilities’ storm response plans and advised that the vast majority of Florida’s nursing centers have generators capable of protecting residents in the event of power outages.
Nursing centers across the state have been actively reviewing their emergency response…
Posted on: May 28, 2020
Florida Health Care Association shares the Governor’s desire to get our care centers back to a time when they can experience some form of normalcy. We know that families are anxious and looking forward to the day when they can wrap their arms around their loved ones. We also know our residents want their care centers to return to the…
Posted on: May 05, 2020
The key to slowing the spread of COVID-19 is adequate and timely testing, since we know the virus can be spread by people who don’t show any symptoms. We applaud the Governor for this latest emergency rule requiring hospitals to test all patients before they are transferred to our care centers. This ensures nursing centers will be able to make…
Posted on: Apr 28, 2020
In a recent letter to Gov. DeSantis, Florida Health Care Association asked the Governor to sign a budget that retains the needed Medicaid rate increase for nursing center care to ensure Florida’s frail elders continue receiving high-quality, long term care and to support centers with meeting the challenges of COVID-19 to ensure resident and staff safety.
Posted on: Apr 23, 2020
As Florida joins the nation in weighing the difficult question of how and when to reopen the country, it’s vitally important for everyone to remember that for many, including our long-term care facilities, the battle with COVID-19 is far from over. Our long-term caregivers are still on the frontline in the fight against this pandemic, and we are fortunate to…
