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State Budget Problems Just Got Worse: Feds Cut Off Oakwood Money

8:32 AM Fri, May 02, 2008 |
Mark Hebert

The state of Kentucky will have to foot the entire bill to care for the residents at Oakwood. The federal government has cut off federal Medicaid funding for the state owned facility because of past abuse and neglect or the residents with mental and physical handicaps who live there.



2 Comments

Anonymous said:

shouldn't be a problem 78 million for 224 people is a little much. Time to lay off some workers cut some fat. Not the direct care. I'm sure they could do with out some of the high paid professionals and drop down to a realistic budget and every thing would be fine. Someone needs to take a serious look at where all that money is going. This place has been out of hand for years and no one would act. Old people are moved from nursing homes all the time when this happens and it doesn't raise hardly an eyebrow.

Anonymous said:

shut it down 78 million a year and It sound like they are going to throw more money at it. Move them to the community and to other ICF/MRs and give the money to them problem solved.


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