What are the requirements to open an assisted living facility in florida?
 

I am currently in nursing school and I want to start taking the appropriate steps to open an assisted living facility.

Can anyone please tell me the first 10-20 steps to getting the business up and running?

We only have the knowledge to open and operate a hot dog stand in Florida. Will that help? Would you rather open a hot dog stand?

Yes, #1 would be move to the United States. :eyebrow:

I admit I've not an expert, but I'm thinking a fairly large chunk of capital is high up on the list.

#3 Find lots of rich incapacitated old people who have families who don't want to deal with them.

#4 Grind the old people up into hot dog meat. Hint: remove prosthesis (hips etc.) before processing.

here are the steps in order.....chronological order, that is.

1. Move to America ( bruce can see you )

2. Get a lot of money (steve must not be contradicted)

3. Find some old people.

4. Find some swamp land to purchase cheap.

5. Kill all the alligators and snakes

6. Get some more money

7. Find some new old people, because the ones you had have all died by now.

8. Bribe 3 of the 5 members of the local city council to smooth the way for your permits for construction.

9. Hire a General Contractor to build your facility

10. Get a LOT more money

11. Go ahead and fire the 1st GC right away. he's going to rob you blind, anyway.

12. Hire the 2nd GC, and show him pictures of 'the last GC that robbed you' (posed like a mob hit)- see the Stucci bros in 'White Men Cant Jump'

13. Hire an advertising company to come up with a placid sounding name

14. Hire someone to get more money all the time

15. Grease local politicians ( I dont know why, just do it)

16. When construction is complete, bribe the inspectors to approve it in spite of the code violations

17. Have a grand opening

18. Get some more Old people again......( maybe we should revisit steps 3 and 7)

19. Hire a security company to keep the old people from sneaking in young people

20. buy a golf cart and ride around like a king, baby.

:lol:

Or the old people from sneaking out.

"I'm cold, and frightened." [/grandpa on The Simpsons}

I hate it when Google searches return Cellar Relationship Thread posts when people input "assisted nursing facility requirements". I mean, Bruce and I are old, but fuuuck.

Damn, it's about time somebody started figuring out how things work.

And the award for most random question asked of a bunch of random strangers goes to .....

ASSISTED LIVING

yet another oxymoron

When you do get it together, make sure to put mossy orbs in the pool. They will definitely make your residents feel better. But eventually they will wind up with diabeeeetis.

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lol...I almost posted that! :lol:

What? :bs: Get the hell off my lawn!

Oh, you guys are asses.

Kristina, in all seriousness, click here for some relevant information.

They have Google in India, too. :rolleyes:

We need lots more immigrants to come to America to share our abundant prosperity.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...7164509AAAPbHI

Here's the guess: kristinabob is earnest. S/he hasn't revisited us since two days after asking the question. S/he lives in India, is moderately wealthy, is attending nursing school, has heard that the elderly in America move to Florida and is interested in being entrepreneurial and successful in the US.

If this is the case, the correct answer is: well your first step would be to contact me (a private message on this system is the best way). I can act as your partner in the US, to make the necessary arrangements here. I have started a business before and know all the steps to scouting real estate, setting up accounting, and so forth. I believe in using a lawyer to manage the necessary paperwork for the state; this need not be expensive. These are some bureaucratic matters before you actually hire employees, but believe me, it is much easier to set up a business in America than it is to set up a business in India!

I am currently not employed and I am available to assist you at a reasonable rate. I'm honest, trustworthy, and friendly and easy to work with.

I can recommend this person as "trustworthy, and friendly and easy to work with".

I'll second that. Undertoad is a good man, and he would be an honest and efficient business partner. And assisted living facilities are one thing that will never lose their economic demand...

I'll third it. Without doubt on my list of people I both like and highly respect.

Yep, UT is a good guy, just don't expect him to come out of his house much. He's an admitted borderline recluse!

And I volunteer to be assisted.

She'll need to distinguish her business with a gimmick that will save her customers, employees, and management time, effort, and money. Perhaps she can open the assisted living facility in a nudist colony!

Hiring Undertoad would bring a bonus employee, too. Or should it be a pony?

Hot dog carts!

By the time this is set up we'll all be old enough to move in (except Ibby - he can visit us all!).

We better get on a waiting list. Once this idea spreads, people will be dying to live there.

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.

:lol:

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?

:headshake

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.