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Smart Brief

August 25, 2009

California is sued to put off cuts to daytime care for adults

Some California seniors are suing the state for trimming the number of days skilled health care facilities are open for adults with disabilities from five days a week to three. An request for an injunction has been filed seeking to prevent the cuts, prompted by the new state budget. "This is going to result in people being hospitalized and institutionalized in nursing homes, because they rely so heavily on this program to keep them in their own homes and communities," said an attorney with Disability Rights California, a nonprofit. (08/25)