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California’s Lack of Nursing-Home Beds Would Leave Elderly With Few Options
Despite claims that proposed state budget cuts to programs that provide in-home care to disabled senior citizens will not affect those with the highest level of need, a  new analysisby the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research finds that even severely disabled seniors will experience a total loss of services.  Specifically, an analysis of data provided by nine California counties found that nearly 87 percent of senior citizens with cognitive impairments such as Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia would lose all of their paid caregiver hours under the proposed cuts. Similarly, 91 percent of seniors who are unable to shop for their own food without “substantial” assistance would lose all services.  
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Related Policy Paper, February, 2010: Budget Proposals Turn Back Clock 30 Years in Long-Term Care Services for California Seniors