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<p> In the Coeur d'Alene WinCo Foods parking lot before a grocery shopping trip on Thursday, caregiver Laurie West, right, recieves a call letting her know her son, who has mental disabilities, had a bad fall at his home as Robert Moore, center, makes arrangements so he can leave the group and drive West to tend to her son. Caregiver Zina Mack, second from left, holds Blaine Rutherford's hand and is now responsible for looking after Rutherford and Cody (last name) as the men shop for food using food stamps. Situations like this, where staff members are forced to spread themselves thin, are common, and if the financial cuts go through, taking the men on public outings will be next to impossible due to the lack of staff, Mack says.</p>

<p> In the Coeur d'Alene WinCo Foods parking lot before a grocery shopping trip on Thursday, caregiver Laurie West, right, recieves a call letting her know her son, who has mental disabilities, had a bad fall at his home as Robert Moore, center, makes arrangements so he can leave the group and drive West to tend to her son. Caregiver Zina Mack, second from left, holds Blaine Rutherford's hand and is now responsible for looking after Rutherford and Cody (last name)…

January 10, 2016

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January 10, 2016 8 p.m.

Families, care providers of disabled individuals devastated by pending Medicaid rate decrease, calling for action

COEUR d'ALENE — In a cozy house tucked into a quiet Coeur d'Alene neighborhood, three young men enjoy living fairly independent lives.