Four out of every five Florida nursing homes have now installed either permanent or temporary generators to comply with a new law, said the head of Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration.

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) -- Time is ticking for the state's long-term care providers to comply with a requirement to have backup generators and fuel or face fines or even the possible revocation of ...

Long-term care facilities in Florida that have yet to install permanent or temporary generators under new emergency preparedness requirements could lose their licenses, according to the head of the ...

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) -- Florida nursing homes are pushing to be protected from liability for harm to residents during the COVID-19 public health emergency. But the industry's failure to fully ...

There are 691 licensed nursing homes in Florida, with an estimated 71,000 residents. Credit: Photo via Adobe Stock Florida nursing homes are pushing to be protected from liability for harm to ...

A review of state data indicates that 68 percent of the state’s 691 nursing homes have been able to install generators and fuel tanks to comply with a 2018 state law. Police surround the ...

SHERIFF STATE AN INVESTIGATION WAS NOT NEEDED. GINA: THE DEATHS OF THOSE EVACUATED NURSING HOME RESIDENTS HAVE ONE STATE LAWMAKER PUSHING FOCHANR GE. SENATOR KIRK TALBOT, A REPUBLICAN FROM RIVER RIDGE ...

Nursing homes were ready for power outages and loss of air conditioning as Tropical Storm Elsa barreled toward the Tampa Bay area. “All our providers now have generators that are ready to go and cool ...

Time is ticking for the state’s long-term care providers to comply with a requirement to have backup generators and fuel or face fines or even the possible revocation of their licenses. The backup ...

The generator requirement was pushed by former Gov. Rick Scott in 2017 after Hurricane Irma knocked out the air conditioning system at The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills, a nursing home in ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-- Time is ticking for the state’s long-term care providers to comply with a requirement to have backup generators and fuel or face fines or even the possible revocation of their ...