MAITLAND, Fla. – Employees of Florida’s largest nursing home company are protesting dangerous work conditions a day after Gov.
Ron DeSantis lifted restrictions on visitations to long-term care facilities.Members of the 1199 Service Employees International Union marched and chanted through the front doors of Consulate Health Care.
Consulate is the state’s largest nursing home company.Amy Runkle works as a certified nursing assistant at a facility in Venice.
She said they’re demanding change because they work in dangerous conditions.“We are in jeopardy every day that we go into work.