In 2021, FHCA was awarded a $1.8 million grant from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to strengthen Florida’s long term care workforce and attract more Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) into the profession through the CaregiversFL Career Program.As part of that program, an interactive website, Florida.carefortheaging.org, The state budget provides an 8% increase ($247.8 million) in Medicaid funding, amounting to an average $470,000 per center, per year to support the state’s nursing centers with meeting the growing demand for qualified caregivers and the needs of Florida’s vulnerable seniors and people with disabilities. 174 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 11, ISSUE 08
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