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FFBC Executive Director offers some friendly corrections to nursing home lobbyist’s column regarding quality of care, staffing hours and the ‘contrived’ lawsuit problem.

Two years ago, Palazzo Di Oro abruptly closed amidst financial scandal, allegedly owing nearly $200,000 in unpaid taxes. A new ownership group recently bought the foreclosed property and is proposing big changes…but can they live up to their own hype. A closer examination of their regulatory record leaves us scratching our heads.

Senate introduces reboot of last year’s assisted living reform legislation, but it leaves residents and families wanting. Find out the good, the bad and the ugly of SPB 7010.

FFBC’s executive director offers Florida Senate committee five recommendations that would revolutionize resident safety and care.

State officials impose moratorium for exposing residents to contagion while inspectors find that facility administration failed to properly investigate sexual abuse allegation.

Prominent nursing home CEO to close NASDAQ markets while his company’s facilities provide “atrocious” resident care.

Warehoused children in nursing homes, rampant ALF resident abuse and neglect, TB outbreaks…what’s going on in Florida?

Nursing home companies continue riding wave of profits. Market analyst calls nursing homes and health care REITS an “insatiable” investment opportunity. Meanwhile, residents suffer.

Looking for the right nursing home can often be a daunting task. Families for Better Care offers helpful tips to take some of the anxiety out of the process.

It seems the frequency of missing nursing home residents is on the rise as near daily news reports beckon the public’s help in finding lost residents. But we offer some advocacy strategies to help keep your loved one safer in a nursing home.