Community care enriches lives for the disabled, but advocates say feds are pulling back support

By: Erik Gunn

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: June 29, 2026

Words: 1,200

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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A quarter-century ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that people who are elderly or live with disabilities and need long-term care have a right to get those services at home instead of in a hospital or nursing home.

Now advocates fear that protection could be pulled away, and with it, government support for the care of people with disabilities in their homes or in the community.

The Supreme Court’s Olmstead ruling in 1999, combined with …

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