Cathy Johnson, who lives outside of Boston, is trying to take matters into her own hands. Johnson is the primary caregiver for her 96-year-old father, who lives nearby in an independent living facility with 2,200 residents. Two cases of coronavirus have been reported in the area and Johnson, worried that the facility might shut its doors to visitors, has been planning to extract her father and bring him to live at her house.

“I actually think that’s not unreasonable, if it’s in your community and you have the ability to care safely for that person in your house."

what people are trying to do this with consumer directed services.  EVV is taking it away