This month, the Illinois House of Representatives approved a supplemental spending bill that provides funds for community care to keep seniors in their homes. Approved in a landslide 115-2 vote, the legislation allocates $173 million for home health services. The approval is the latest in a string of events that began in mid-March with a […]
Illinois Department on Aging
As Illinois legislators wrestle with the state’s budget, cuts to home health services could force thousands of Illinois seniors to seek costly alternatives. In early March, the Illinois Department on Aging (DOA) notified home health providers that funding for the state’s Community Care Program (CCP) would be exhausted by March 15. A backlog of overdue […]
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