(Harrisburg) -- Several midstate programs designed to help senior citizens remain independent could see a significant funding cut if Governor Corbett's proposed budget is enacted. The spending plan calls for $250 million to be transferred from the state's Lottery Fund, which helps support home and community-based programs for older adults, to the commonwealth's Medicaid budget. The Medicaid program helps fund nursing homes that provide long-term care to senior citizens. Ray Landis, with AARP Pennsylvania, says it can be less expensive for the elderly to live at home. "It's not only beneficial to them and their personal preferences, but it's very beneficial to the taxpayers because we can pay for two-and-a-half people to stay at home for the cost of one person to have to live in a nursing home," he explains. Landis says many programs for senior citizens that are supported by the Lottery Fund currently have long waiting lists. He adds many older Pennsylvanians want to remain at home as they age, and don't like the idea of moving to a nursing home.