Florida's Advocate for Long Term Care Providers and the Elders They Serve
Posted on: Jul 16, 2014
Florida Health Care Association (FHCA), the statewide trade association which represents over 500 Florida long term care facilities and over 1,000 professional members, recently elected its 2014-15 statewide officers. These volunteer leaders were sworn in during the FHCA 2014 Annual Conference held in Orlando, Fl. on July 10, 2014. Joe Mitchell, President of Summit Care II based in Tallahassee, was…
Posted on: Jul 16, 2014
Florida Health Care Association (FHCA) has awarded Debbie Shortridge, a resident of Avante at Melbourne, as the Association’s 2014 Resident of the Year. The award, which is given annually to a long term care resident who shows outstanding service to seniors residing in Florida’s long term care facilities, was presented by FHCA during the Association’s Annual Conference last week in…
Posted on: Jul 01, 2014
An impressive total of 40 long term care centers that are members of the Florida Health Care Association recently earned national recognition for their extraordinary commitment to delivering quality care to Florida’s frail elders. The honors are part of the prestigious National Quality Awards program conducted by the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL).
Posted on: Jun 10, 2014
Florida Health Care Association is pleased to recognize Shae Brown, Certified Nursing Assistant at Haven of Our Lady of Peace of Pensacola, as the 2014 winner of FHCA’s CNA Essay Contest. This annual program is held in honor of National Nursing Assistants Week (June 12-19) and helps to raise awareness about the important role of Certified Nursing Assistants and their…
Posted on: May 29, 2014
Five nurses who represent the very best in long term nursing care in Florida have been honored by the Florida Health Care Association as recipients of statewide 2014 Long Term Care Excellence in Nursing Awards. The awards, which recognize nursing administrators, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and certified nursing assistants, were presented at a luncheon in St. Pete Beach.
Posted on: Apr 30, 2014
The Florida Health Care Association today praised state lawmakers for adopting a budget that makes Florida’s long term care residents a priority by preserving Medicaid funding for nursing home care and, for the first time in more than 25 years, boosting the personal needs allowance for nursing home residents. “This year’s budget represents a strong commitment to Florida’s long term…
Posted on: Apr 24, 2014
The Florida Health Care Association today praised the Florida House’s passage of SB 670, a landmark nursing home litigation reform measure that will bring fairness to the Florida court system and preserve investment in Florida’s nursing homes. FHCA urged Gov. Rick Scott to sign the bill into law to benefit the more than 70,000 Floridians served by nursing homes every…
Posted on: Apr 04, 2014
FHCA is pleased to announce the expansion of its Government Affairs Department with the addition of two new team members - - Carol Berkowitz, Esq., Associate Director of Government Affairs, and Melody Selis, Government Affairs Manager.
Posted on: Mar 28, 2014
“The Florida Health Care Association applauds the Florida House of Representatives today for passing HB 287. The bill preserves the current Certificate of Need (CON) law, which promotes health care cost containment, encourages home- and community-based care, and prevents unnecessary duplication of long term care services.
Posted on: Mar 05, 2014
Florida Health Care Association (FHCA) today commended the House Civil Justice Subcommittee for supporting legislation that will bring fairness to Florida’s justice system by introducing reasonable limits to lawsuits against nursing homes. House Bill 569 by Rep. Matt Gaetz, along with its companion Senate Bill 670 by Sen. John Thrasher, will ensure that those who need redress have access to…
Posted on: Mar 04, 2014
Florida Health Care Association, the state’s first and largest advocacy organization for long term care providers and the residents under their care, applauded the House Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee for advancing legislation focused on quality of care improvements for residents in Florida’s assisted living facilities. House Bill 573 by Rep. Larry Ahern provides for important reforms to Florida’s assisted living…
Posted on: Feb 27, 2014
U.S. News & World Report has named 205 Florida skilled nursing facilities to its “Best in Nursing Homes” list in 2014. That amounts to nearly 30 percent of Florida facilities with a rating of five stars from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that sets and enforces standards for nursing facilities from which U.S. News…