Posted on: Feb 10, 2022
FHCA applauds the House for passing SB 7014 and sending it to the governor. The legislation will provide health care workers with necessary protections by extending COVID-19 liability measures originally passed last year to help long term care centers address the pandemic and focus their resources on resident care.
Posted on: Feb 09, 2022
FHCA today praised Senator Albritton and the Senate Health Policy Committee for passing SB 804, a measure aimed at modernizing Florida’s nursing center staffing requirements to ensure comprehensive, holistic care for residents.
Posted on: Feb 08, 2022
FHCA today applauded the House Finance & Facilities Subcommittee for advancing HB 1239, which modernizes the staffing standards in Florida’s nursing centers to enhance care for residents. Staffing requirements established years ago no longer meet today’s circumstances, and we appreciate Rep. Melo and members of the Committee for recognizing that it’s time for the standards to be modernized,” said FHCA…
Posted on: Feb 03, 2022
Today, the Florida House of Representatives released its 2022-2023 proposed budget recommendations, including an increase to Medicaid funding for nursing center care. Florida Health Care Association issued a statement thanking House members for understanding the need to invest in our state’s nursing centers to help them build a stronger workforce.
Posted on: Feb 02, 2022
FHCA today praised the Florida Senate for recognizing the importance of properly funding the state’s nursing centers. The Senate included a 10% increase ($375 million) to Medicaid funding for nursing center care in its preliminary budget as lawmakers move to formally adopt a spending plan for the 2022-2023 fiscal year.
Posted on: Jan 13, 2022
FHCA has always encouraged our members to continue working toward vaccinating as many residents and staff as possible. However, long term care is experiencing a historic labor crisis. We are extremely concerned that the court’s decision to allow the CMS mandate to go forward will cause nursing homes to lose even more staff at a time when we are grappling…
Posted on: Jan 10, 2022
The Florida Health Care Association (FHCA) today released its priorities for the legislative session that begins tomorrow, with a focus on ensuring that Florida’s elders have access to high-quality care. As the state’s nursing centers continue their fight against COVID-19 amid staffing and financial challenges, FHCA is advocating for solutions that will help facilities continue to meet the needs of…
Posted on: Dec 09, 2021
FHCA appreciates Governor DeSantis for recognizing the need to increase Medicaid funding for Florida’s nursing center residents. Meaningful investments in our state’s nursing centers will help address the workforce challenges that providers are facing. The Governor’s recommended budget is an important first step toward ensuring these care centers have the resources needed to be competitive employers and offer higher wages…
Posted on: Nov 30, 2021
Emmett Reed, CEO of the Florida Health Care Association, told the House Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee that, almost two years into the pandemic, chronic staffing shortages, ongoing costs to fight COVID-19, and stagnant occupancy levels are taking a significant financial toll on long term care facilities and threatening access to care for Florida’s most vulnerable long-term and post-acute care patients.
Posted on: Nov 04, 2021
Florida Health Care Association applauded Governor DeSantis, legislators and the Agency for Health Care Administration after the Joint Legislative Budget Commission today approved $99.5 million in short-term financial relief for Florida nursing centers. Funding will be distributed to centers through temporary increased Medicaid reimbursement rates over a three-month period.
Posted on: Nov 01, 2021
Florida can emerge from its ongoing health care workforce crisis by providing financial assistance for potential and current caregivers, developing training and education opportunities, and streamlining pathways for professionals to build careers in health care. Those are among the key recommendations issued today by a coalition of care-providing professions working tirelessly to serve the public amid the unprecedented challenges of…
Posted on: Oct 25, 2021
FHCA has partnered with Q3 Healthcare Consulting to implement the CaregiversFL Career Program, a statewide initiative to increase the number of direct care workers, specifically Certified Nursing Assistants, into the long term care profession.
