05/19/2020
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Please email your California State Representative and let them know that you object to the elimination of Community Based Adult Services that is currently proposed in the California State Budget. Please let me know if you don't know how to contact your representative. Please see below for some facts on how this is a vital service in our State.
Community Based Adult Services (CBAS) is an essential health program that protects the very people who are most at risk from COVID-19 because of their age and underlying health conditions while supporting their ability to remain in their homes in their community and with their family.
About 92% of people who have died of COVID-19 in L.A. county had underlying health conditions; while many who died were in nursing homes. CBAS centers prevent premature admission to nursing home; it is more cost effective, it allows more independence and continuity of care.
In eight weeks of shelter-at-home, nurses, social workers and other CBAS health care team members have sprung into action to meet the emergency needs of older adults with chronic conditions:
Provided 972,000 contacts to meet the needs of these 36,000 vulnerable seniors and 73,000 caregivers, many of whom are elderly and disabled. Conducted more than 324,000 COVID-19 screenings.
California Governor Newsom urged Californians to “keep staying home…” and in his April 3rd daily briefing called on CBAS to protect our most vulnerable and fragile population from the effects of COVID-19.
Center teams, participants and families rapidly responded.
CBAS transformed overnight to keep people safe in their homes and connected to vital CBAS health and social services.
As the Governor recognized, CBAS is an essential Medi-Cal service. There are no services to replace CBAS. Once eliminated it will not recover.
Imagine having to put your loved one in a nursing home because you are without help while caregiving during this pandemic.
Over one-third of the COVID-19 deaths in California have been residents of nursing homes.
CBAS teams are saving lives by keeping people out of overwhelmed nursing homes while supporting their mental and physical health during this COVID-19 emergency.
Eliminating CBAS affects ALL generations. As the economy opens up families returning to work need CBAS to keep their loved ones safe
PLEASE VOTE AGAINST THIS