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Washington Proposes Changes in LTC Funding
Wed, 01/03/2001 - 1:00am — Karen StevensonDescription:
Washington Governor Gary Locke has proposed significant changes in funding for long term care in next year's budget. The proposed budget would cut $12 million from nursing home payments, and save $10 million by eliminating or reducing adult day care services and chore services, then plow $16 million of the savings into expanded home and community-based services for the elderly and invest $3.5 million in a pilot program to create boarding homes for dementia patients and add $5 million for home health services for people at risk for nursing home care. The Washington Health Care Association, an organization of nursing home providers, has called on legislators to reject this budget.
Washington Governor Gary Locke has proposed significant changes in funding for long term care in next year's budget. The proposed budget would cut $12 million from nursing home payments, and save $10 million by eliminating or reducing adult day care services and chore services, then plow $16 million of the savings into expanded home and community-based services for the elderly and invest $3.5 million in a pilot program to create boarding homes for dementia patients and add $5 million for home health services for people at risk for nursing home care. The Washington Health Care Association, an organization of nursing home providers, has called on legislators to reject this budget.
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