A Florida-based practical nursing program is getting a financial boost from a group of skilled nursing facilities in an effort to help encourage more students to pursue careers in nursing.
Last week, Florida-based SNFs Bear Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Heather Hill Healthcare Center, Royal Oak Nursing Center and Brookville Health Center each donated $15,600 to the Pasco-Hernando State College Foundation’s practical nursing program. Combined, the donations will cover $1,300 in tuition for 48 currently enrolled students.
“With 94% of all nursing homes nationwide facing tragic staffing shortages, the need for nursing care in the senior sector has never been greater,” said Jake Mitchell, administrator at Royal Oak Nursing Center, located in Dade City, FL. “We’re proud to have developed this great relationship.”
The scholarships are intended to lessen the financial burden for nursing students this year, and students also will receive mentoring, training and internships at the contributing facilities.
NursingProcess.org ranks PHSC’s LPN program first of more than 160 LPN programs approved by the Florida Board of Nursing.
