Submit Your Letter Now: Support Adult Day Health Care Funding
 

The Governor proposed eliminating Adult Day Health Care funding. Adult Day Health Care services help the frail older adults and individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or related type of dementia living in our community. Their caregivers are the workers in our businesses who need this program to enable them to maintain their jobs. This in turn keeps our businesses productive with employees who can focus on their work rather than be disengaged because they are worrying about what is happening at home.

In addition, there two other economic issues that would negatively impact our state budget. First, the loss of more than 7,600 jobs, as centers lay off personnel, adding $94 million to the state Unemployment Insurance Fund’s largest ever shortfall. Another 13,892 working middle class Californians will be forced to quit their jobs to care for their loved one, adding to further loss of income tax revenue. Second, the vendors such as our member businesses who supply the supplies, equipment, contracted services will lose business putting our economy further into a decline. Both will create more costs – not savings.