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Thousands of California elders losing long-term care

Ortiz and Carol Walton - Photo: Paul Billingsley

Renowned bassist Ortiz Walton was once the youngest person and first African American to play in the Boston Symphony.

But at 75, not only can’t Walton play his bass, but he cannot bathe, dress, eat or move in his wheelchair without the help of his wife, Carol, and assistance from state-subsidized services designed to keep him in their Berkeley, Calif. home and out of a nursing institution.

Those services were line-vetoed entirely last week by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The governor terminated $489 million in additional spending over and above reductions already agreed on by California legislators.

Gov. Schwarzenegger stated that he wished to balance the state budget without raising taxes and wanted to increase the stateв... http://insure.ucoz.com/news/california_long_term_care/2013-06-26-4158