Care of the disabled

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Rigell doesn't get Medicaid RIGELL STANDS by GOP plan that would alter Medicare, Medicaid" (Hampton Roads, May 18) describes Medicaid as a program that provides health care to poor people. If you're talking about the number of enrollees, well, yes, the poor do make up the largest group. However, since the topic is the budget, it is more appropriate to talk about how the money is spent. The fact is, around 65 percent of Medicaid spending goes to the care of the disabled and elderly - mostly for long-term care in nursing homes.

• The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, Norfolk, VA
• May 23, 2011

• New Jersey Ranks Poorly On Long-Term Nursing Care

New Jersey nursing-home care is less affordable and patients are more likely to suffer bedsores or need trips to the hospital than in many other states, according to a new scorecard on long-term care for the elderly and disabled. Overall, New Jersey ranked in the second tier of states -- 22nd - - for choice, affordability, quality of care and support for family members who take care of the elderly and disabled at home. Home care was found to be more affordable here than elsewhere.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• September 17, 2011

• New York State Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled vs. In the Matter of Azriel Reckess, No. 143 (N.Y. 2006)

This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the New York Reports. ----------------------- 3 No. 143 In the M...

• New York Court of Appeals

• For Disabled Adults, Smaller May Be Better

The commissioner tried to explain why New Jersey needs to close one of its seven institutions for the developmentally disabled if it is to care for more of the 40,000 adults in the state who can't take care of themselves. But she was nearly drowned out by boos and catcalls from those in favor of the status quo: public employees with jobs at stake and families of residents at the Vineland Developmental Center who don't want their loved ones relocated.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• November 28, 2011

• Doctors and Retirees Seek an Increase in Medicare Rates

According to information by the AMA, repeal of the current reimbursement formula would prevent the loss of $90 million in 2010 for care of the elderly and disabled patients in West Virginia.

• State Journal, The
• February 15, 2010

• Child-Care Quandary ; Aging Boomers Fear for the Future of Their Disabled Offspring

Debbie Legutko worries a lot about what will happen to her children after she's gone. While all good parents hope and pray their kids will always have health, happiness and love, Legutko's concerns are especially acute.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• November 13, 2008

• One State's Perspective On Health Care Reform

Title XIX of the Social Security Act is a federal/state entitlement program that pays for medical assistance for certain individuals and families with low incomes and resources. This program, known as Medicaid, became law in 1965 as a cooperative venture jointly funded by federal and state governments to assist states in furnishing medical assistance to America's poor and disabled. Medicaid policies for eligibility, services and payment are complex and vary considerably, even among states of similar size or geographic proximity. In September, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour cut agency Fiscal Year 2010 budgets by $171.9 million. Lower-than-estimated state revenue collections for July through August necessitated this cut. Most citizens would agree that health care costs are escalating at s...

• Journal of Government Financial Management, The
• Vol. 58 Nbr. 4, December 2009

• Barbara Griffith, Director of Community Living, Teaches the Community How to Care for the Disabled

A native of Lincoln, Neb., Barbara Griffith attended the University of Nebraska, earning a degree in recreational therapy as well as a place in the national honor society, Phi Beta Kappa. She started in the mental health field in 1978 as a recreational therapist at the Beatrice State Developmental Disabilities Center in Beatrice, Neb. Upon the work-related transfer of her husband, Chris, Barb moved to St Louis area in 1983 and began working with the Cerebral Palsy Foundation, again doing recreational therapy and eventually moving up to become a coordinator for services. She began working at Community Living Inc. in 1986, coordinating services, doing hands- on caregiving and working with clients to help them gain skills.

• St. Charles County Business Record
• July 04, 2005

• State Layoffs to Hit Hard On Services for Disabled

As layoff notices began reaching thousands of state workers Thursday, nonprofit agencies in the Buffalo area were already being asked to quickly pick up the caseloads of 600 developmentally disabled people now under the care of soon-to-be-laid-off public employees. It's a lot of people at one time," said Rhonda Frederick, chief operating officer of People Inc., a nonprofit human services agency notified Thursday by the state to get ready for the influx of Medicaid-funded cases.

• Buffalo News
• September 30, 2011

• Senior Day-Care a Victim of Medicare Funding Crisis

One of the state's longest-running medical day-care programs for elderly and disabled residents is shutting down, a casualty of the growing funding headaches in New Jersey's long-term-care industry. Residents and their loved ones are scrambling to find other options when the Daughters of Miriam Center in Clifton closes the program on Feb. 3.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• January 10, 2012