A first-of-its-kind workforce advisory council is giving Maine’s assisted living community, nursing home and home health direct care workers a voice in policy decisions affecting them.
At a time when some long-term care facilities in Maine have felt it necessary to shutter their doors due to staffing challenges and effects of the pandemic, one provider has decided to expand its presence in the state.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Several nursing homes are closing in rural areas of Nebraska, with officials citing a nursing shortage and Medicaid reimbursements that can't keep up. Nebraska Health Care Association President and CEO Jalene Carpenter told KETV-TV that at least six facilities closed or had partial closures this year.