Published January 17. 2021 11:39PM
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MAINE
A shortage of nurses, aides and other staff at nursing homes in Maine that already existed before the pandemic is getting worse.
More than one third of the state s nursing homes reported shortages of both nurses and aides at the beginning of this month, and more than 20% were short on other staff, according to reports filed with federal regulators.
“The situation is dire,” John Orestis, president and CEO of North Country Associates, the state’s largest Maine-based long-term care provider, told the Maine Sunday Telegram.
Rick Erb, president and CEO of the Maine Health Care Association, a professional organization representing more than 200 nursing homes, said the staffing shortage comes as no surprise.
‘The Situation Is Dire : Pandemic Worsens Maine s Nursing Shortage More than one third of the state s nursing homes reported shortages of both nurses and aides at the beginning of January
Published January 18, 2021 •
Updated on January 18, 2021 at 9:20 am
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A shortage of nurses, aides and other staff at nursing homes in Maine that already existed before the pandemic is getting worse.
More than one third of the state s nursing homes reported shortages of both nurses and aides at the beginning of this month, and more than 20% were short on other staff, according to reports filed with federal regulators.
“The situation is dire,” John Orestis, president and CEO of North Country Associates, the state’s largest Maine-based long-term care provider, told the Maine Sunday Telegram.
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A shortage of nurses, aides and other staff at nursing homes across Maine is worsening amid a deadly COVID-19 pandemic that has exacerbated the industry’s long-standing workforce challenges in the nation’s oldest state.
“The situation is dire,” said John Orestis, president and CEO of North Country Associates, the state’s largest Maine-based long-term care provider. “North Country, between the homes that it owns and manages, has 26 buildings and I would say a large majority … of them have extremely difficult situations.”
More than one third of nursing homes in Maine reported shortages of both nurses and aides at the beginning of this month, while more than 20 percent were short on other staff, according to reports filed with federal regulators.
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Fairfield nursing home
The Maine CDC reported four cases at Klearview Manor in a media briefing Friday.
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FAIRFIELD The Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention announced during a media briefing Friday that a COVID-19 outbreak investigation has been opened at Klearview Manor.
Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah said during the briefing that there were four cases at the nursing home when the outbreak investigation opened.
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Klearview Manor is a 16-bed facility owned and operated by North Country Associates. The facility provides 24-hour nursing care to serve individuals with developmental disabilities. North Country Associates did not reply to an email inquiry from the Morning Sentinel.