Not a short term problem

Patty Lyons has been trying for two years to find home health aides for her daughter, Adriana, who lives with cerebral palsy, a chronic lung disease and epilepsy. For years, Adriana was under the care of a private-duty nurse when Lyons was away from their Westerville home. Now, she and many others no longer qualify under state Medicaid policies that say those services can be delegated to less-costly personal-care aides.