Legal Opinion
Dempsey Ex Rel. Dempsey v. Department of Public Welfare
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 18, 2000PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MIRARCHI, Jr., Senior Judge.
Eileen Dempsey, by her husband and guardian ad litem, Edward Dempsey, petitions this Court to review a final administrative order of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) affirming a hearing officer’s denial of her appeal from a decision of the County Assistance Office (CAO). The CAO denied Mrs. Dempsey’s application of medical assistance (MA) benefits for nursing home care. We affirm.
Mrs. Dempsey, who apparently suffers from symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease, was admitted to the Middleton Nursing Home in December 1996. In January 1997, the CAO…
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