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Aging and Adult Services flags IHSS uncertainty, highlights Community Living Fund and integration planning
Summary
DAAS Deputy Director Shereen McSpadden told the Budget & Finance Committee the Community Living Fund has helped about 1,500 clients and that the department is planning for possible state‑level changes to IHSS, including a governor proposal to move long‑term services into managed care; one 20% cut proposal was struck down but a cut to domestic‑related services remains possible.
Shereen McSpadden, deputy director for the Department of Aging and Adult Services, told the Budget & Finance Committee the department’s Community Living Fund (a $3 million general‑fund program) has served more than 1,500 clients since 2008 by funding intensive case management and services to help seniors and adults with disabilities stay out of skilled nursing facilities.
McSpadden said the department is closely watching the governor’s proposed coordinated care initiative, which would shift some long‑term supports and services into managed…
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