''Ohio nursing homes cutting staff after state Medicaid reductions''

this is just the beginning..........from newarkadvocate....
"Exactly how many nursing home jobs have been cut since the change in reimbursement rates isn't certain. 
A survey by the two trade groups for the state's for-profit nursing homes found 2,800 jobs lost at 333 facilities (roughly a third of the statewide total) since July. The survey by the Ohio Health Care Association and the Academy of Senior Health Sciences said about 80 percent of the 2,800 dismissed workers provided direct care to residents. 
For-profit facilities make up about 80 percent of Ohio's nursing homes''..........READ MORE