Proposed cuts to Medicaid funding may lead to many long-term facility residents being forced to leave their current living situation.  Tama Begley, the owner of Anna’s Healthcare in Sturgeon Bay, says the nearly nine percent cut could impact a third of the people staying in her assisted care facility.  She notes that long-term care facilities have already been challenged with thousands of dollars of COVID-19 expenses from the past year, and the cuts create more stress to operations.

Begley is disheartened that many of her clients may be forced to leave and live in apartment-like settings.

There are currently 20 residents at Anna’s Healthcare who are on Medicaid-assistance, and Bagley says 15 would be impacted by the cuts that start April 1.  She adds that many families are not aware of the situation and that Congress is not fighting for at-risk senior citizens.  Residents of long-term facilities must be given 30-day notice for eviction due to financial matters.