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January 30, 2006
Nursing Home Residents May Head Home Soon
It may not be turning back the clock, but senior citizens living in nursing homes could start moving back into the community under a new state program this spring.
The state Department of Health last month applied for a waiver to let nursing home residents on Medicaid apply to receive care at home, in adult day care or assisted living facilities. Up to 5,000 seniors statewide over a three-year period would be shifted out of nursing homes under the program.
Posted by Michelle at January 30, 2006 05:20 PM