Florida ALF News This Week
Published: Fri, 03/22/19
Inspectors are citing facilities more often than during the Obama administration. But in response to industry prodding, the average fine is nearly a third lower, and the total assessed is down.
On Thursday, a watchdog group for Floridians with disabilities filed suit against Mary Mayhew, secretary of the state Agency for Health Care Administration.
Authorities in Boynton Beach are searching for 71-year-old George Martin who smashed a window out of his room at the Parkside Inn assisted living facility and ran away. According to police, Martin, who has dementia, has done something like this before.
Lawmakers are poised to give the Agency for Health Care Administration complete rule-making authority over hospice care, assisted living facilities, adult
