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The state health care association confirms roughly 71,000 people are living in Florida’s 700 nursing homes, which have an average of 85 percent occupancy.

Leading Age represents a consortium of care providers in Florida. The organization says there are dire staffing shortages. Some nursing homes may have to stop admitting people if they cannot meet direct care requirements for residents.

Nursing home facilities must have a minimum of 120 hours of care per day by licensed nurses and a minimum of three licensed nurses on hand at any point in time, according to the Florida Health Care Association.

The safety of our Florida nursing home residents is of the utmost importance. Nursing homes are replacing skilled nursing home staff with less skilled employees because the skilled nursing staff has either left their positions or is unable to work.

Understaffing is one of the biggest factors that lead to nursing home abuse and neglect. When a nursing home is understaffed, residents receive less attention, meaning they are more likely to get hurt by falling, dehydration, malnutrition, bedsores, or inappropriate medication.

The National Institutes of Health says, “The dangers of understaffing have been common knowledge in the U.S. nursing home industry since the 1980s.”

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