DeSantis signs nursing home staffing changes | Palm Coast Observer
The bill reduces the time CNAs are required to provide direct care to residents from 2.5 to 2 hours per day.
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The bill reduces the time CNAs are required to provide direct care to residents from 2.5 to 2 hours per day.
The nursing-home industry lobbied for the measure (HB 1239), which drew opposition from the senior-advocacy group AARP Florida and other critics who contended it would reduce care for residents.
The nursing home industry lobbied for the measure, which drew opposition from the senior advocacy group AARP Florida and other critics who contended it would reduce care for residents.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed 42 bills, including a heavily debated measure that will change staffing standards in nursing homes. The nursing-home industry lobbied for the measure.
Opponents of a bill that would change nursing home staffing standards are ratcheting up efforts to convince Gov. Ron DeSantis to veto it.