Nursing Homes

Representative Ronald Brisé Stands With Nursing Home Workers

Thousands of us told our stories to the state legislature about why we need 2.9 levels restored and we won. Now that we helped win funding for the nursing home industry, the employers are stabbing us in the back at the bargaining table. We want respect!

The funding was supposed to ensure that those who care for Florida’s most vulnerable populations are given the resources they need to provide these important services. Now that we are at the bargaining table,  the industry is refusing to pay living wages for our lifesaving work.WE DEMAND TO KNOW: WHERE DID THE MONEY GO?

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Nursing Home Worker Issues

Safe Staffing
When there aren’t enough staff hours to provide care, caregivers and residents suffer. Nursing home workers experience higher rates of injuries and higher levels of stress and frustration. This leads to high turnover results and rushed c

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Long Term Care Transparency and Accountability

A New York Times analysis found that when private equity firms take over nursing homes, the quality of patient care provided falls dramatically and that deliberate corporate restructuring minimizes tax responsibilities and makes it difficult for the Agency on Healthcare Administration (AHCA) to hold nursing homes accountable for the care they provide.

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