Arlington news coverage of ADAPT's proposed housing platform noted that the cost of personal care for a person with a disability to stay at home in the community is far less than institutionalizing him/her in a nursing home. As noted in the comment by Stephen Drake, when doing the math it's important to realize that the $19/hour figure applies to eight hours or less of care a day. Most people with less severe disabilities require far fewer hours than that.
You can view a video that appears with the article which, unfortunately, won't embed in my blog, by going to the above link.
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