Doug Moore. Modesto Bee

In your Feb. 14 editorial (“ Limit in-home care; don’t eliminate it “), you correctly pointed out that the In Home Supportive Services (IHSS) home re program is our state’s fastest growing social service program. But you failed to explain why: It is humane. IHSS allows nearly a half-million low-income elderly, blind and disabled Californians to be cared for in the comfort and safety of their own homes by people they know and trust. It is obvious that most of them would choose that over nursing home care… It makes economic sense. Allowing people to remain in their own homes means that they and their caregivers contribute to the local economy… It reflects the growth of the elderly population in California. As our citizens grow older, we need to adapt our public services to meet their needs…more
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