After taking heat from community members and representatives on both sides, Governor Bob McDonnell has moved to eliminate proposed budget cuts to nonprofit agencies that provide community services to senior citizens. The decision preserves $2.5 million that state lawmakers had designated for certain Area Agencies on Aging.
Advocates for the elderly were worried about the cuts because they would force services such as Meals on Wheels, adult day care and transportation for non-emergency medical services to be reduced. After listening to the input from a number of groups and care providers McDonnell decided to request withdrawal of the amendments just before they went to vote. For more, read the story.
Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.
