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Families for Better Care is a citizen advocacy organization dedicated to creating public awareness of the conditions in our nation’s nursing homes and developing effective solutions for improving the quality of nursing home care.

Our mission is to empower families to advocate for high quality care through the formation and operation of effective, independent family councils.

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Read Miami Herald Oped by Brian Lee

Governor Rick Scott's assisted living facility workgroup to improve resident care and safety is dominated by...

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Brian Lee will be making a presentation at the United States Ombudsman Association’s national conference in October...

Read St. Pete Times Oped by Brian Lee

Hopes Crushed for Seniors Seeking Care at Home. It would have been a victory for their dignity and a savings for...

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Latest Nursing Home News

Florida lawmakers: Get tough on ALFs
01/18/12 | Miami Herald

Senators in the Legislature unveiled historic legislation to reform the state's troubled homes for the elderly and mentally ill.

State Legislature should reform long-term care
12/30/11 | Orlando Business Journal

Read Brian Lee's guest column on assisted living facility reform.

Advocate silenced
12/09/11 | Miami Herald

Current ombudsman expresses frustration and concern over recent volunteer ombudsman firings.

Grand jury demands Florida get tough on ALF operators
12/08/11 | Miami Herald

A Miami-Dade grand jury called for harsher penalties on filthy and neglectful assisted living facilities — and greater protections for frail elders.

Cops bust caretakers for bogus credentials
12/07/11 | Miami Herald

Twenty people were arrested in one of the first crackdowns on Miami-Dade’s burgeoning fake-credentials industry.

Press Releases

GAO report on for-profit nursing homes: deficiencies swell, direct care staffing declines, profit margins soar - 08/24/11

Today, Brian Lee, Executive Director of Families for Better Care, called the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO...

Nursing Home Resident Advocacy Group Calls Market Response to Medicare Cuts an ‘Overreaction’ - 08/11/11

Today, Brian Lee, Executive Director of Families for Better Care, called the Standard and Poor credit warning...

Press Release - Nursing Home Resident Advocacy Groups Oppose Health Bill Exemption - 06/16/11

Call on HHS to Deny Nursing Home Industry “Cop Out”

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