Power plans for local nursing homes and assisted living facilities

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration said it could start revoking licenses from nursing homes and assisted living facilities that don’t have emergency power plans.

By law, they must have a plan and equipment to keep medical machinery and air conditioning running for at least four days if an outage strikes.

During Hurricane Irma, 14 people died in South Florida when the power went out.

The state said facilities have had two years to file plans.

In that time, Action News Jax has been keeping track of which facilities are taking action to protect their patients.

Right now, according to the state website, 84% of Duval County’s 120 facilities have a plan approved and implemented.

In St. Johns County, that number is nearly 89% of its 27 providers.

In Clay County, only 69% of its 26 facilities are approved.

Click here to find out which facilities are in compliance.

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