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Monday, August 08, 2011

Santa Cruz ADHC Center Aims To Remain Afloat

Officials at the Salud Para La Gente Elderday adult day health care center in Santa Cruz say they are developing a plan to avoid closure when the new state budget eliminates Medi-Cal payments to the center on Dec. 1. Medi-Cal is California's Medicaid program. Medi-Cal payments to Elderday, which totaled about $2.2 million last fiscal year, represent about 90% of the center's funding. An Elderday spokesperson said the plan to avoid closure likely would involve scaled-back services and financing through fees and grants.



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