Lawmakers want to put $8.5 million toward addressing ‘crisis’ in Maine home-care industry

The proposal comes weeks after a large home-care provider for elderly and disabled people announced it will close in April, in part because of low reimbursement rates for workers.

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Regulators focus on Lewiston’s Marshwood nursing home as problems mount

Five Maine nursing homes are on a federal list of problem facilities. Four, including Marshwood Center, are owned by the same national company.

Mills releases bill to boost funds to Maine nursing homes

The governor had held the bill to boost pay of frontline workers over concerns that it might jeopardize federal Medicaid funding.

Our View: Mills right to take time with nursing home funding

Elder care facilities need help, but there's no reason to put future funding in doubt.

Republican lawmakers and Mills spar over nursing home funding

The legislators criticize the governor for delaying action on a funding bill, but the Democrat says it would have set reimbursement rates too high to qualify for federal matching funds.

Our View: Crisis coming on elder care finance

The current generation of retirees can't get by on their retirement benefits, and the generations behind them are in worse shape.