By: Whitney Ray
Source: Capitol News Service
Care for seniors in nursing homes could get worse if the state follows through on proposed spending cuts.
The Senate’s plan chops 81 million dollars from Medicaid Programs that help fund nursing homes. Senior advocates and nursing home workers gathered at the state Capitol to ask to ask lawmaker to leave their funding alone. Chairwoman of the Florida Health Care Association, Deborah Franklin, said the cuts will result in less care for patients.
