Florida regulators announced Wednesday that 23 nursing homes across the state have not responded to requirements put in place after residents died in a South Florida nursing home.
By October 31, all nursing homes were required to submit a detailed plan to AHCA or apply for a waiver. These facilities will be subjected to the fine of $1,000 per day or license revocation starting November 15 if they fail to come into compliance by the deadline.
Among those on the list: Braden River Rehabilitation Center Llc. in Manatee County and four others in Pinellas County.
Jacaranda Manor, Marion And Bernard L Samson Nursing Center, Masonic Home Of Florida and St Mark Village are the four Pinellas nursing homes on the list.
- Florida regulators say 23 nursing homes yet to follow rules
- 14 residents at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills died in the days after Irma
- Rules have been legally challenged
After Hurricane Irma, Gov. Rick Scott's administration pushed through emergency rules that require nursing homes to have generators capable of providing backup power for four days.
Scott called for the rules after 14 residents at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills died in the days after Irma wiped out power to much of South Florida.
The rules have been legally challenged, but the Agency for Health Care Administration has said nursing homes must still comply with them or seek a variance. The agency said the 23 homes will be subjected to the $1,000-a-day fine if they are not in compliance by Nov. 15.
LeadingAge Florida, a group that represents nursing homes, contends the number released by the state is incorrect. They also said there is still confusion over whether homes have to comply with the mandate.
"It is of the utmost importance that the nursing homes who have not responded do so immediately," said Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) Secretary Justin Senior. "These rules were implemented with the safety of patients and residents in nursing homes in mind. Our Agency will continue to work to aggressively implement this life-saving rule.
"Our goal is compliance with the emergency rule, and we will continue working to bring facilities into compliance."
Facility Name |
County |
Braden River Rehabilitation Center Llc. |
Manatee |
Calusa Harbour |
Lee |
Coral Reef Nursing & Rehabilitation Center |
Miami-Dade |
Cross Care Center |
Duval |
Gainesville Health Care Center |
Alachua |
Glades Health Care Center |
Palm Beach |
Hamlin Place Of Boynton Beach |
Palm Beach |
Heartland Health Care Center-Ft Myers |
Lee |
Hialeah Shores Nursing And Rehab Center |
Miami-Dade |
Jacaranda Manor |
Pinellas |
The Joseph L. Morse Health Center Inc. |
Palm Beach |
Marion And Bernard L Samson Nursing Center |
Pinellas |
Masonic Home Of Florida |
Pinellas |
Oceanside Extended Care Center |
Miami-Dade |
Riviera Health Resort |
Miami-Dade |
Savannah Cove |
Orange |
St Mark Village |
Pinellas |
The Arlington Of Naples Inc. |
Collier |
Tri-County Nursing Home |
Gilchrist |
University Plaza Rehabilitation And Nursing Center Inc |
Miami-Dade |
W Frank Wells Nursing Home |
Baker |
Westwood Nursing And Rehabilitation Center |
Okaloosa |
Winter Park Care & Rehabilitation Center |
Orange |