CA advocates sue to block massive cuts in home care services
October 1st, 2009From the Los Angeles Times’ LA Now blog:
Advocates filed suit in federal court in San Francisco today to block more than $53 million in impending California budget cuts that would eliminate or drastically reduce the in-home services received by more than 130,000 disabled and elderly people. Among services to be cut are help with cooking, food shopping, cleaning and assistance to medical appointments.
The lawsuit is the latest coordinated effort designed to delay tens of millions of dollars in expected budget cuts to health and human services.
Joining in the suit are Disability Rights California, Disability Rights Legal Center, National Senior Citizens Law Center and the National Health Law Program. A similar lawsuit last summer held off pay cuts for about 400,000 in-home support service workers.

