Audit 54111

FY End
2022-06-30
Total Expended
$1.14M
Findings
2
Programs
1
Organization: Florida Living Options, INC (IL)
Year: 2022 Accepted: 2023-01-10
Auditor: Rsm US LLP

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
42678 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - A
619120 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - A

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
93.498 Provider Relief Fund $1.14M Yes 1

Contacts

Name Title Type
NKM9SAXSMLL6 Ronald J. Wilson Auditee
3093431550 Thomas Farrell Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: Note 3. Subrecipients Accounting Policies: Note 1.Nature of Operations and Basis of PresentationFlorida Living Options, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that individually, and through its sole-member subsidiaries, operated a variety of long-term care, assisted living, retirement housing and related support services to qualifying Florida residents. The sole-member subsidiaries are FLO #1, LLC, FLO #2, LLC, FLO #3, LLC, FLO #4, LLC, FLO #5, LLC, FLO #6, LLC and FLO #7, LLC, which are all Florida Limited Liability Companies pursuant to the Florida Limited Liability Act. Florida Living Options, Inc. and its sole member subsidiaries will be hereafter referred to as the Organization. The Organization received federal funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through a federal program established by legislation issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the Schedule) includes the federal award activity for the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Rural Distribution (PRF) of Florida Living Options, Inc. and Subsidiaries for the year ended June 30, 2022. Note 2.Summary of Significant Accounting PoliciesExpenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate. None of the Organizations federal awards expenditures were provided to subrecipients during the year ended June 30, 2022.
Title: Note 4. Noncash Assistance, Insurance and Loan Guarantees Accounting Policies: Note 1.Nature of Operations and Basis of PresentationFlorida Living Options, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that individually, and through its sole-member subsidiaries, operated a variety of long-term care, assisted living, retirement housing and related support services to qualifying Florida residents. The sole-member subsidiaries are FLO #1, LLC, FLO #2, LLC, FLO #3, LLC, FLO #4, LLC, FLO #5, LLC, FLO #6, LLC and FLO #7, LLC, which are all Florida Limited Liability Companies pursuant to the Florida Limited Liability Act. Florida Living Options, Inc. and its sole member subsidiaries will be hereafter referred to as the Organization. The Organization received federal funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through a federal program established by legislation issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the Schedule) includes the federal award activity for the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Rural Distribution (PRF) of Florida Living Options, Inc. and Subsidiaries for the year ended June 30, 2022. Note 2.Summary of Significant Accounting PoliciesExpenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate. The Organization did not receive any noncash awards for surplus property, interest rate subsidies, insurance awards, or other noncash awards during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022.
Title: Note 5. Indirect Cost Rate Accounting Policies: Note 1.Nature of Operations and Basis of PresentationFlorida Living Options, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that individually, and through its sole-member subsidiaries, operated a variety of long-term care, assisted living, retirement housing and related support services to qualifying Florida residents. The sole-member subsidiaries are FLO #1, LLC, FLO #2, LLC, FLO #3, LLC, FLO #4, LLC, FLO #5, LLC, FLO #6, LLC and FLO #7, LLC, which are all Florida Limited Liability Companies pursuant to the Florida Limited Liability Act. Florida Living Options, Inc. and its sole member subsidiaries will be hereafter referred to as the Organization. The Organization received federal funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through a federal program established by legislation issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the Schedule) includes the federal award activity for the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Rural Distribution (PRF) of Florida Living Options, Inc. and Subsidiaries for the year ended June 30, 2022. Note 2.Summary of Significant Accounting PoliciesExpenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate. The Organization has not elected to use the 10% di minimums indirect costs rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
Title: Note 6. Provider Relief Fund (PRF) and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Rural Dis Accounting Policies: Note 1.Nature of Operations and Basis of PresentationFlorida Living Options, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that individually, and through its sole-member subsidiaries, operated a variety of long-term care, assisted living, retirement housing and related support services to qualifying Florida residents. The sole-member subsidiaries are FLO #1, LLC, FLO #2, LLC, FLO #3, LLC, FLO #4, LLC, FLO #5, LLC, FLO #6, LLC and FLO #7, LLC, which are all Florida Limited Liability Companies pursuant to the Florida Limited Liability Act. Florida Living Options, Inc. and its sole member subsidiaries will be hereafter referred to as the Organization. The Organization received federal funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through a federal program established by legislation issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the Schedule) includes the federal award activity for the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Rural Distribution (PRF) of Florida Living Options, Inc. and Subsidiaries for the year ended June 30, 2022. Note 2.Summary of Significant Accounting PoliciesExpenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate. Note 6.Provider Relief Fund (PRF) and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Rural Distribution Assistance Listing Number 93.498 - For the federal awards related to the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Rural Distribution (ALN 93.498) program, the HHS has indicated the amounts on the Schedule be reported corresponding to reporting requirements of the HRSA Provider Relief Fund Reporting Portal. Payments from HHS for PRF are assigned to Payment Received Periods (each, a Period) based upon the date each payment from the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) was received. Each Period has a specified Period of Availability and timing of reporting requirements. Entities report into the HRSA PRF Reporting Portal after each Periods deadline to use the funds (i.e., after the end of the Period of Availability). The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards includes $609,021 of Period 2 distributions received from HHS between July 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020, and reported by the Organization in the HRSA PRF Reporting Portal as used during the corresponding Period of Availability in accordance with guidance from HHS. The Schedule also includes $530,663 of Period 3 distributions received from HHS between January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021 and reported by the Organization in the HRSA PRF Reporting Portal as used during the corresponding Period of Availability in accordance with guidance from HHS. These amounts were recognized as other operating revenue in the Organizations financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2021. PRF distributions of $1,559,557 were recognized as revenue for the year ended June 30, 2022.
Title: Note 7. Subsequent Events Accounting Policies: Note 1.Nature of Operations and Basis of PresentationFlorida Living Options, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that individually, and through its sole-member subsidiaries, operated a variety of long-term care, assisted living, retirement housing and related support services to qualifying Florida residents. The sole-member subsidiaries are FLO #1, LLC, FLO #2, LLC, FLO #3, LLC, FLO #4, LLC, FLO #5, LLC, FLO #6, LLC and FLO #7, LLC, which are all Florida Limited Liability Companies pursuant to the Florida Limited Liability Act. Florida Living Options, Inc. and its sole member subsidiaries will be hereafter referred to as the Organization. The Organization received federal funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through a federal program established by legislation issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the Schedule) includes the federal award activity for the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Rural Distribution (PRF) of Florida Living Options, Inc. and Subsidiaries for the year ended June 30, 2022. Note 2.Summary of Significant Accounting PoliciesExpenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate. In preparing the Schedule, management has evaluated subsequent events and transactions through January 9, 2023, the date the Schedule was available to be issued.

Finding Details

Identifying Number: 2022-001 Information of the Federal Program: Federal Assistance Listing #93.498, Provider Relief Fund (PRF) and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Rural Distribution Criteria or Specific Requirement: Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR 200.303 requires the Organization to establish and maintain internal control over federal awards that provides reasonable assurance that the Organization is managing the federal awards in accordance with the terms and conditions of the grant. The Post-Payment Notice of Reporting Requirement dated June 11, 2021, requires that nursing home infection control distributions may only be used for infection control expenses, and the infection control expenses be reported in the HRSA PRF Reporting Portal. Condition: The Organization does not have adequate internal controls in place to provide reasonable assurance that the input of infection control expenses reported in the HRSA Reporting Portal was reviewed and approved for allowability, accuracy and completeness in compliance with the terms and conditions of the PRF. Cause: The review process of the amounts submitted in the HRSA PRF Reporting Portal was not consistently documented, and therefore, controls are not operating effectively. Questioned Costs: None Context: There was no documented review of the HRSA PRF Reporting Portal submissions for Periods 2 and 3 for the infection control expenses. Repeat Finding: No Recommendation: A formal process should be implemented and placed in service to ensure the review process of the infection control expenses submitted into the HRSA PRF Reporting Portal is documented. Views of Responsible Officials: See Corrective Action Plan.
Identifying Number: 2022-001 Information of the Federal Program: Federal Assistance Listing #93.498, Provider Relief Fund (PRF) and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Rural Distribution Criteria or Specific Requirement: Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR 200.303 requires the Organization to establish and maintain internal control over federal awards that provides reasonable assurance that the Organization is managing the federal awards in accordance with the terms and conditions of the grant. The Post-Payment Notice of Reporting Requirement dated June 11, 2021, requires that nursing home infection control distributions may only be used for infection control expenses, and the infection control expenses be reported in the HRSA PRF Reporting Portal. Condition: The Organization does not have adequate internal controls in place to provide reasonable assurance that the input of infection control expenses reported in the HRSA Reporting Portal was reviewed and approved for allowability, accuracy and completeness in compliance with the terms and conditions of the PRF. Cause: The review process of the amounts submitted in the HRSA PRF Reporting Portal was not consistently documented, and therefore, controls are not operating effectively. Questioned Costs: None Context: There was no documented review of the HRSA PRF Reporting Portal submissions for Periods 2 and 3 for the infection control expenses. Repeat Finding: No Recommendation: A formal process should be implemented and placed in service to ensure the review process of the infection control expenses submitted into the HRSA PRF Reporting Portal is documented. Views of Responsible Officials: See Corrective Action Plan.