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ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE CENTERS AS A
MEDI-CAL BENEFIT IN CALIFORNIA
WHEREAS, Butte County has one adult day health care center, the Peg Taylor
Center for Adult Day Health Care, serving the needs of approximately 127 frail elders,
persons with disabilities and their families; and
WHEREAS, the Peg Taylor Center was established in 19$6 through a grass roots
community effort because of the needs in Butte County, which has a higher percentage of
older residents than the statewide average; and
WHEREAS, for low income individuals on Medi-Cal, fees for adult day health
care are covered as a Medi-Cal benefit, and the Peg Taylor Center also accepts private
pay for those participants not receiving Medi-Cal; and
WHEREAS, elimination of the Medi-Cal benefit for adult day health care would
reduce access to these services for participants in need, thereby resulting in the
elimination of services both for Medi-Cal and non-Medi-Cal participants, such as
veterans and individuals with developmental disabilities; and
WHEREAS, if the Peg Taylor Center is required to close its doors, within six
months the program anticipates approximately 35 current participants will be placed in~
skilled nursing facilities at a significantly greater cost to taxpayers; and
WHEREAS, as a result, approxirnatelyl6 family caregivers would have to quit
work to stay home and care for their loved ones in order to prevent such premature
skilled nursing placement; and
WHEREAS, the overall effect of the elimination of this critically needed ,
program will be to leave vulnerable adults without adequate care and contribute to
California's growing unemployment rate, while resulting in lost jobs for approximately
23 employees and 5 independent local contractors and significantly reducing business for
dozens of local vendors-
NOW, THEREFORE, BE YT RESOLVED that the Butte County Board of Supervisors
hereby expresses its opposition to any elimination of funding for adult day health care
centers as a Medi-Cal benefit in California.
RESOLUTION OPPOSING ANY ELIMINATION OF FUNDING FOR
PASSED .AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 25`h day of
May, 2010 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Dalan, Kirk, Lambert, Yamaguchi and Chair Connelly
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTYNG: None
Bill Connelly, Chair
Butte County Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
Scott Tandy,~n Brim Chief Admi~nstr tive Officer and
Clerk of~ii ~~f ~'upervis s
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