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LeadingAge Florida Press Releases2022Thursday, July 28, 2022 LeadingAge Florida, the state’s only association representing the entire continuum of care for older adults, recognized outstanding senior living communities, employees, and residents during its 59th Annual Convention and Exposition in Orlando last week. Wednesday, July 20, 2022 LeadingAge Florida Honors the Career of Harry Hobson with Lifetime Achievement Award As a result of a career-long dedication to advancing senior living, LeadingAge Florida honored Harry Hobson, CEO of Plymouth Harbor on Sarasota Bay, with its Lifetime Achievement award, one of the Association’s most prestigious awards. Wednesday, April 6, 2022 LeadingAge Florida Applauds Governor for Signing No Patient Left Alone Act Today Governor Ron DeSantis signed SB 988 into law, ensuring that visitation will be available to residents in Florida’s long-term care facilities. LeadingAge Florida applauded the Governor for his action and issued a statement attributable to President and CEO Steve Bahmer. Friday, February 25, 2022 LeadingAge Florida Lauds Governor DeSantis for Extending COVID-19 Liability Protections Last night Governor Ron DeSantis signed SB 7014 into law, which will extend important COVID-19 liability protections that are currently in place for long-term care providers. LeadingAge Florida applauded its passage and issued the following statement attributable to President and CEO Steve Bahmer. Thursday, February 10, 2022 LeadingAge Florida Statement on Nursing Home Facility Staffing LeadingAge Florida President and CEO Steve Bahmer provided testimony today at the Senate Committee on Health Policy in support of Senator Albritton’s SB 804 – Modernization of Nursing Home Facility Staffing. Earlier this week companion bill HB 1239 sponsored by Representative Melo passed the House Finance & Facilities Subcommittee. Read More... Thursday, January 13, 2022 LeadingAge Florida Statement on Financial Accountability and Transparency Bills LeadingAge Florida, Florida’s only association representing the entire continuum of care for older adults, issued a statement following the news conference held by Representative Carlos Guillermo Smith, Senator Audrey Gibson and senior care advocates. Tuesday, January 11, 2022 LeadingAge Florida Promotes Dawn Jiménez to Chief Operating Officer LeadingAge Florida announced today the promotion of Dawn Jiménez to the position of Chief Operating Officer. Ms. Jiménez most recently served as the association’s Vice President of Operations, where she was responsible for overseeing its continuing professional education and events, group purchasing, event exhibits and sponsorships. Read More... Thursday, January 6, 2022 LeadingAge Florida Applauds Governor DeSantis for Putting Seniors First "We are grateful to the Governor for continuing to put seniors first. Our members serve the most vulnerable population and testing is critical for them to identify residents or staff that may have the virus, slow the spread of the virus and ultimately save lives. We look forward to continuing our close partnership with multiple state agencies and the Executive Office of the Governor to ensure that the needs of long-term care providers, and their residents, continue to be front-of-mind for policy makers and others." Read More... Wednesday, January 5, 2022 LeadingAge Florida Announces Rhanda McKown as Director of Affordable Housing LeadingAge Florida announced today that Ms. Rhanda McKown has joined the association as its Director of Affordable Housing. Ms. McKown joins LeadingAge Florida from the North Tampa Housing Development Corporation where she served as a Local Contract Specialist. Rhanda has nearly 20 years of experience in various aspects of the housing industry and spent the last 15 years conducting Management and Occupancy Reviews (MOR) under the Performance Based Contract Administration (PBCA) contract in Florida. Read More...
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