Earlier today we noted some Tribune reporting on the struggles of one Chicago nonprofit that provides home care and is owed $6 million by the state.  In a press release today, SEIU Healthcare (whose Illinois State Council sponsors this website) writes that, to add insult to injury, Gov. Quinn's proposed budget would cut spending for the Community Care program next fiscal year:

The state’s proposed FY11 budget includes a $140 million gap in funding for home care provided to over 50,000 Illinois seniors through the Community Care Program. Cuts could mean reduced eligibility and service cuts for seniors who depend on the care they receive in their homes, leaving families without access to critical care for their elderly loved ones and forcing many into more costly facilities.

SEIU also released this TV ad highlighting the problem and calling home care "the last thing they should cut":