badum dum

well, I dont know about Flordia, but my parents just opened one in California. There are quite a few requirements to meet.

You are going to want to start small. The list of regulations jumps much higher once you have more than 10, so start with a 6 bed. The building that you use has to be up to be up to code with whatever code is for your state. You have to be licensed by the state which is a pain in the ass process. You fill out the paperwork and send it to them. If there are any issues with how you filled it out at all, they send it back. Once it is sent out correctly, you have to wait on the state. Waiting on the state to license you is like waiting in line for the DMV. Dont hold your breath for quick results. They told my parents it would be done in two months, and it took over a year.
You have to have fire marshalls come out and inspect the house, you have to have a bank account with atleast $100,000 in it. My parents didnt have $100k so they borrowed it from my grandpa and put it in the account until the state looked it over, then gave it back to my grandpa.

Do your research, it is not easy to open one.

The Fire Marshall is always the biggest hurdle. Especially when dealing with Elderly people.

Not if you use the elderly people as hurdles.

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Thanks, I was quite worried that a one-post spammish wonder had managed to create a serious discussion.

Yo, caregiver chick? Are you reading this?

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I like to think we can work with any raw material here at The Cellar.

Step one is really not to be a sleazebag that's trying to separate the elderly and/or infirm from their money. We recently had one of these shut down in my county. The placements of the former residents were horrendous to try to coordinate.

None of the owner/operators had any medical knowledge or experience, and the one supposed RN was unable to speak English.

Apparently there weren't any Dunkin' Donuts franchises left to run.