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Nursing home workers say budget cuts will put them out of business. Lawmakers propose cutting healthcare funding by about a billion dollars. The cuts would leave Florida’s nursing homes with 165 million dollars less. Nursing homes get state funds and are required to provide about three hours of personal care a day to every patient. Florida Healthcare Association Chairman David Sylvester said if funding is cut then nursing homes couldn’t meet the three hour requirement.

“We’re faced with a choice of breaking the law perhaps and not standing where we’re suppose to by the law or putting our facilities in serious financial risk,” said Sylvester.

Sylvester wants the state to use matching federal funds to lessen the blow to nursing homes.