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test is clearly met" and the adverse determination should
be reversed.
Petitioner's attorneys submitted a second letter from
Keswick dated December 15, 1999. This letter states that
in 1999 there were 139 participants who were served in
the adult day services center, of whom 31 or 22 percent
received Cuddeback funds because they were persons who
"could not afford to pay the full $60.00 per day charge
for our [i.e., Keswick's] service." The letter also
states that "grants totaling $27,236 were provided to
Keswick participants from the Cuddeback funds during 1999",
and it furnishes the following information on how the funds
from petitioner were applied:
Keswick offers grants to eligible participants
in the amount of 25%, 40%, 50% and 60% of the
program's full charge. The first 50% of each
grant is covered by Keswick. The remaining 50%
comes from Cuddeback funds, thus supplementing
our existing grant program. During 1999 5
participants received a 25% grant, 12 received
40% grants, 7 received 50% and 7 received 60%.
During an Appeals conference on the matter,
respondent's representatives asked petitioner's attorneys
to submit "the budget for Keswick's Adult Day Care Services
for the past three (3) years and also what effect it would
have on that program if the Cuddeback funds were no longer
available." In response, petitioner filed a supplement to
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