The short answer is "no". A nursing home cannot require a prospective resident to sign an arbitration agreement as a condition for admission.Arbitration clauses take away nursing home residents' rights to go to court says Boca nursing home negligence lawyer Joe Osborne. The best way to avoid becoming ensnared in a nursing home arbitration agreement is simply not to sign one. An arbitration agreement is a provision in a contract that stipulates that any disputes arising from the contract will be resolved through arbitration. A Florida judge later finds that parts of an arbitration agreement are "unconscionable," the underlying arbitration requirement itself may still be enforced. In fact, it is against the law for nursing homes to require you to sign these agreements as a contingency of admission. This article advocates against the use of pre-dispute binding arbitration agreements as a condition precedent to receiving medical care.