LeadingAge Florida files legal challenge to ‘impractical’ generator rule
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 28, 2017
LeadingAge Florida on Tuesday filed a legal challenge to Gov. Rick Scott’s Sept. 16 emergency rule giving assisted living communities and nursing homes in the state 60 days to obtain generators and...
Florida governor gives assisted living communities 60 days to get generators
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 18, 2017
Following the death of eight residents of a facility that lost air conditioning as a result of Hurricane Irma, Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Saturday gave all assisted living communities and nursing homes...
Hurricane evacuations of assisted living residents raise risk of adverse outcomes
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 16, 2024
A study of more than 25,000 assisted living residents in Florida found that evacuation was associated with increased odds of emergency department use and nursing home placement within 30 days of a hurricane.
Senate bill would create advisory committee on protecting seniors during emergencies
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 21, 2017
A 15-member panel would advise local, state and government officials on how to prepare and care for older adults during emergency situations under a bill introduced Tuesday by four senators and discussed...
Teamwork helps senior living operators face Hurricane Florence
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 12, 2018
Holiday Retirement, Erickson Living, Brookdale Senior Living and other senior living companies are preparing for the potential arrival of Hurricane Florence, currently a Category 4 hurricane, at their...
Florida governor signs generator bills into law; is Oklahoma next?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 27, 2018
Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed bills into law Monday requiring assisted living communities and nursing homes in the state to have emergency generators. Legislators in Oklahoma are considering similar requirements...
Senior living companies launch Harvey relief efforts as Irma looms
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 05, 2017
As senior living providers in Florida brace for the possible effects of Hurricane Irma, operators with properties in Texas are beginning relief efforts to help those affected by Hurricane/Tropical Storm...
Florida regulator moves to close ALF affiliated with rehab center that lost 12 residents after Irma
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 02, 2017
The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration has taken actions to close an assisted living community owned by the same company that owns the rehabilitation center where a Hurricane Irma-related air...