Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Nov. 29, 1990
The issues in these cases are as follows: As to Case No. 90-7563: Whether Coordinated Care Inc.'s (Coordinated Care) application for a certificate of need to construct and operate a new, 120 bed nursing home in Orange County, Florida, should be approved; and whether such applicant's proposal is superior, when comparatively reviewed, to the proposal submitted by Florida Convalescent Centers, Inc. (Florida Convalescent) which has been preliminarily approved by the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (Department). As to Case No. 90-7565: Whether Marriott Retirement Communities, Inc.'s (Marriott) application for a certificate of need for 39 beds to be operated in association with an adult congregate living facility should be approved as preliminarily decided by the Department as it meets statutory and rule criteria for approval; or, whether it should be denied based upon the challenge filed by Health Quest Management Corporation (Health Quest), an existing provider.Comparative review of nursing home applicants recommended approval of Marriot's and Florida convalescent's proposals.
