Nursing home workers say budget cuts will put them out of business. Lawmakers propose cutting healthcare funding by about a billion dollars. The cuts would leave Florida?s nursing homes with 165 million dollars less. Nursing homes get state funds and are required to provide about three hours of personal care a day to every patient. Florida Healthcare Association Chairman David Sylvester said if funding is cut then nursing homes couldn?t meet the three hour requirement.<\/p>\n

?We?re faced with a choice of breaking the law perhaps and not standing where we?re suppose to by the law or putting our facilities in serious financial risk,? said Sylvester.<\/p>\n

Sylvester wants the state to use matching federal funds to lessen the blow to nursing homes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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