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PublishedApril 22, 2020
Virus fears bring isolation, added health problems to long-term care residents
With several Maine nursing homes and assisted-living facilities struggling to contain outbreaks, isolation and inactivity threaten residents and leave their families with no easy options.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2020
Maine CDC gives top testing priority to long-term care residents
Gov. Janet Mills also offers 'extraordinary' MaineCare funding to help nursing facilities meet the costs of the coronavirus threat.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2020
Leading doctor decries lack of testing at Maine’s long-term care facilities
Dr. Jabbar Fazeli warns that Maine hospitals could be flooded with stricken seniors if nursing homes aren't able to test more widely and get faster results.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2020
Maine’s long-term care facilities stay on alert as virus spreads
Nursing homes and assisted-living facilities take steps to curb the spread of coronavirus, while a resident of OceanView at Falmouth remained at Maine Medical Center on Tuesday.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2020
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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PublishedJanuary 6, 2020
PHOTO: Celebrating 75 years together
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PublishedDecember 21, 2019
‘She knew she was dying’
Families of former patients reveal battles over bed sores, questionable medical charts, soiled clothes and bedding, and unanswered calls for aid at the Lewiston rehab and nursing home.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2019
Genesis HealthCare’s statement
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PublishedDecember 15, 2019
‘Problem’ nursing homes in Maine
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PublishedDecember 15, 2019
Looking for a nursing home? An expert has some advice.
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