Thursday, February 10, 2011

HELP SAVE VITAL PROGRAM -This Senior / Disabled PROGRAM ACTUALLY SAVES THE STATE OF CALIF. MILLIONS OF DOLLARS !

This Calif. Gov. Brown / Democrat Legislature Senior Citizen
and ADHC Disabled HEALTH CARE CUT proposal would displace
37, 000 seniors and disabled ...

Contact Calif State Legislators oppose and ask for them to rescind
cuts proposal by Jerry Brown and Calif. Democrat Legislature :

1) Click the following link at right side of page to see http://www.caads.org/
centers Association website for :
The link at right - " Click here to See and help with the Petion Drive
and for detailed Cut proposal information and it's effect if passed ... "

A. Adult Day Health Care,

B.It's profound benefit to Seniors and the disabled,

C. Description of services,

D. Major Cost savings the program itself creates,

E. Catastrophic results if cut,

F. ADHC Association Letter to legislators.


2) Click the following link at right side of page to
contact Calif. Legislators to oppose, ask them to
rescind proposed ADHC cuts :
The link at right For contacting legislators ...
" Click here to oppose These Medi-Care Cuts on California Senior
Citizens Greatest Generation "

THE GREATEST GENERATION NEEDS YOUR HELP NOW !

HELP SAVE -This Senior / Disabled PROGRAM ACTUALLY
SAVES THE STATE OF CALIF. MILLIONS OF DOLLARS !
See - http://www.caads.org/

Contact California Senate and Assembly - http://www.legislature.ca.gov/

Prevent the suffering and displacement of 37, 000 Calif. Seniors and Disabled
California Association for Adult Day Services
See - http://www.caads.org/

Posted January 31, 2011 A petition urging the Governor and Legislature to stop the elimination of adult day health care programs is now available. Let's show California's policymakers that elders and persons with disabilities have the right to continue to live with dignity in their own community

2/7/11

SEE, SIGN PETITION, SEND !
Click - http://www.caads.org/

CONTACT !

California State Legislature
The portal site for the California State Legislature-
State Senate and Assembly. Look up your state representative
and search our legislation database.
Click - http://www.legislature.ca.gov/

TO ALL CITIZENS, ACTIVISTS AND COMMUNITY -
PLEASE CUT, PASTE, SEND, AND POST TO ALL YOU
CAN ! ALSO - PLEASE CALL RADIO STATIONS ...

Fellow Americans, Californians ,

URGENT ...

THE CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE SUB- COMMITTEE
WILL VOTE SOOON ON THIS SOON , AFTER THURS. FEB. 10, 2011 ...

- SAVE OUR SENIOR CITIZENS WHO GAVE AND STILL GIVE
SO MUCH TO US -

MANY ARE VETERANS OF WW2 ... URGENT ACTION NEEDED
NOW , PLEASE GO TO THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE ...

DOWNLOAD THE PETITION ( SEE THE PETITION DESCRIBING
THE CUT PROPOSAL AND IT'S CATASTROPHICE EFFECTS ) ,
SIGN PETITION, AND SEND TO LEGISLATORS ...

- PLEASE READ AND SEND TO ALL -

- PETITION TO SAVE ADULT DAY HEALTHCARE ( ADHC )
FROM ELIMINATION AS A MEDI - CAL HEALTH BENEFIT :

- WHEREAS. THE GOVEROR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
HAS PROPOSED THE ELIMINATION OF ADHC AS A MEDICAL
BENEFIT IN THE 2011 - 2012 STATE BUDGET, AND

- WHEREAS, ALL 310 ADHC CENTERS WILL CLOSE, CAUSING
MORE THAN 7,000 CALIFORNIANS TO LOSE THER JOBS AND
LOCAL VENDORS TO LOSE BUSINESS. REDUCING LOCAL AND
COUNTY TAX REVENUE AND

- WHEREAS, WORKING CAREGIVERS WHO RELY ON ADHC
( board and care homes, families who's relative patient live at
home but the family take their loved ones to the centers for
day care, and other caregivers ) WILL BEFORCED TO QUIT
THER JOBS OR CHOOSE SKILLED NURSING FACILITY
PLACEMENT FOR THEIR LOVED ONES. LEADING TO
UNEMPLOYMENT, REDUCED PRODUCTIVITY, AND
INCREASE HEALTHCARE COSTS FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS,
AND

- WHEREAS, CARE FOR THESE SENIORS AND DISABLED
ADULTS WILL COST CALIFORNIA TAXPAYERS MORE
THAN IS SAVED BECAUSE THEY WILL BE FORCED TO
SEEK MEDICAL CARE IN THE HIGHEST COST HEALTH
CARE SETTINGS INCLUDING 911 AMBULANCE TRANSPORT
TO OVERCROWDED EMERGENCY ROOMS, AND LEGNTHIER
STAYS IN HOSPITALS, NURSING FACILITIES OR MENTAL
HEALTH CRISIS SENTERS, AND

- WHEREAS, ELIMINATING ADHC AND CLOSING 310 SMALL
COMMUNITY BUSINESSES WILL FURTHER HARM THE
ECONOMY AND REMOVE THECHOICE FOR ALL CITIZENS
TO MAINTAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE IN THEIR OWN HOMES
AND NEIGHBORHOODS AT REDUCED TAXPAYER EXPENSE,

- THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE ELIMINATION
OF ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE AS A MEDI - CAL BENEFIT
WILL COST THE STATE FAR MORE THAN IT WILL SAVE;
ELIMINATE JOBS, DESTROY A COMMUNITY HEALTH
RESOURCE AND CAUSE UNTOLD SUFFERING FOR FAMILIES,
CAREGIVERS AND ADHC PATIENTS.

- FOR THESE REASONS, WE, THE UNDERSIGNED CITIZENS,
PETITION THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE TO
IMMDIATELY RESCIND THE PROPOSAL TO ELIMINATE
ADHC AS A MEDI - CAL BENEFIT BECAUSE THE ELIMINATION
OF ADHCs WILL CAUSE IRREPARABLE HARM TO FRAIL
SENIORS, CHRONICALLY ILL AND DISABLED ADULTS, AND
THE TAXPAYERS OF CALIFORNIA.


HELP !

Catastrophic results/ suffering to come unless Brown / Democrat
Legislature plan Senior citizen HEALTH CARE CUT rescinded :

Calif. Gov. Brown / Democrat Legislature Senior citizen CITIZEN'S HEALTH
CARE CUT proposal would displace 37, 000 seniors and disabled to
Convalescent homes and elsewhere ....


" URGENT FUND RAISING APPEAL TO SAVE ADHC!
Posted January 28, 2011
" Don't let Adult Day Health Care be eliminated on MARCH 1.
Please donate to the California Adult Day Services Advocacy Fund
today. The Governor's proposal to eliminate Adult Day Health Care
as a Medi-Cal benefit is the most serious threat ADHC patients and
families have faced in 30 years "
- from ADHC website homepage

" Fact Sheet (1/20/2011)
Rapid Growth of California's Aging Population Clearly Demonstrates
the Need for Adult Day Health Care
- from ADHC website homepage
" ADHC History (3/5/2010)
A Brief History of Adult Day Health Care: 30 Years of Service to
California's Elders and Disabled "
- from ADHC website homepage

Dear fellow Reagan conservatives, and community- This is not
a Republican Democrat issue - It is about right ...

1) HELP CALIFORNIA'S GREATEST GENERATION SENIOR
CITIZENS AND OUR DISABLED BY GOING TO -
CLICK - http://www.caads.org/

2) AND CONTACT STATE LEGISLATORS
at this link
CLICK - http://www.californiaseniordisabledcareadvocacy.blogspot.com/
See right of this page for links there also ...

- For the description of the essential benefits to seniors and
disabled people these centers provide, and THE GREAT HARM
CLOSING THEM WOULD DO, PLEASE GO TO -
Click - http://www.caads.org/
SEE PETITION description ...

These centers provide many elderly veterans, elderly non -
veterans ( male and female), disabled elderly and non -elderly citizens
needed health day care who have stroke, heart attack, diabetes,
forgetfulness, people who cannot be left alone Alzheimers, and others
with other mental issues a place for care.

Cutting this would displace 37, 000 senior citizens and disabled by :
1) CLOSing ALL 310 Adult Day Health centers forcing many into
convalescent homes, increase health risks for the elderly, increase
health care costs, and otehr detrimental risks to the elderly and disabled.

2) According to the Lewin group, cutting this vital program would
actually INCREASE the cost of taxpayer / State health care Medi-Cal
costs by $ 51 Miliion.

Thanks for passing this on !

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