Florida Nursing Homes Shut As Insurance Costs Soar
Last year, Florida’s annual property insurance premiums soared 27% for the second year in a row. The higher premiums have become a new tax on an industry that already has had its margins squeezed. At the same time, the state’s population has been surging with aging Baby Boomers, who have filled its senior care facilities, from independent living to skilled nursing and everything in between.