Ohio Cuts Home-Care Openings for Developmentally Disabled
OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry News In December 2005, the Ohio Department of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (ODMRDD) cut 2,200 federally authorized openings for home-care services for people with mild to moderate developmental disabilities. The federal government had approved a maximum of 6,200 slots, which were to be 60% federally funded and 40% county funded. Unfortunately, many counties saw MRDD levies fail in April and May 2005 voting. The state was unable to provide the difference in funding for the full number of slots and encouraged counties to fund the . . .