Nursing home patients could get more choice

BATON ROUGE- Putting a loved-one in a nursing home is a tough decision but advocates for the elderly say it shouldn't be the only choice. Funding for nursing homes is guaranteed under Louisiana's constitution, not the case for at-home care."The way our system is structured, most people are forced into an institution or a nursing home if they don't have the means for at-home services," said Andrew Muhl with AARP.Rep. Walt Lege (D-New Orleans) is sponsoring a bill that would give at-home care prov