Sanction could shut down SCOPE senior-citizens agency, official says

Sanction could shut down SCOPE senior-citizens agency, official says

Staff report

WARREN

The sanction recommended by an Ohio Department of Health hearing officer could shut SCOPE Inc. down, said Ralph Smith, who has been in charge of the agency for senior citizens in Trumbull County.

After a hearing in Columbus in June, an examiner recommended a permanent revocation of SCOPE’s Provider Certification as a Long-Term Care-Agency.

SCOPE has held the certification since 1991.

Loss of that certification would mean SCOPE, the Warren-based longtime non-profit agency, would no longer be eligible to provide services reimbursable by Medicaid. SCOPE received about $470,000 worth of funding from that source last year.

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