Elder Care Crisis

The Baby Boomers are aging into the dependent phase of life. Record numbers are requiring much more attention and around the clock care. Theirs was the generation that set into motion Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Now their children's generation wants to raid those trust funds.

Back in May of 2015, The Quincy Herald-Whig reported that nursing homes face a $55 million cut in Medicaid funding and more if Governor Bruce Rauner's budget is passed. May 26, 2017, NPR Illinois reported that "...nursing home evictions in the state have more than doubled in the last five years.." On September 6, 2017, The State Journal-Register reported Oak Terrace closing followed shortly reported by WAND TV's report that Lincoln Manor in Decatur will be closing. Both facilities cited financial problems and this may just be the tip of the iceberg. State legislators are jumping ship.

There is a movement afoot to cut funding from one program in favor of another, which will inevitably hurt some people.

• Nursing Homes in Illinois (Illinois.gov) 
• Oak Terrace, Springfield, IL / Ownership information. 
• Lincoln Manor, Decatur, IL / Ownership information. 
• Quarterly Reports of Nursing Home Violations (Illinois Department of Public Health) 
• Illinois Department on Aging. 
• Can ailing Illinois afford in-home care for seniors?