COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Gov. Ted Strickland plans to redirect millions of dollars set aside for Ohio nursing homes to eliminate waits for seniors who want long-term care in their own home.
The governor says beefing up in-home care is a better use of resources than more costly nursing home care for a smaller group of people.
Close to 600 people are now on a waiting list to receive long-term medical care at home. To serve them, the governor has ordered the immediate transfer of about $500,000 from a nursing home stabilization fund and will ask a state panel to OK the redirection of another $4.8 million to home care programs.
The Strickland administration says the money can be moved because the state's Medicaid program is spending less than expected on nursing home care.
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