Record numbers of nursing homes shutting down in New England boston.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from boston.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Remember ME photo exhibit honors the contributions of residents in Maine's assisted living facilities sunjournal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sunjournal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Maine nursing homes concerned about new federal staffing mandate wgme.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wgme.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Biden administration released final rules this week on minimum staffing levels, but facilities here will have 2 to 3 years to staff up at a time when recruiting and retaining workers has been a challenge.
Critics say the minimum staffing levels are unrealistic and an unfunded mandate that will further burden the state's nursing homes, many of which are at risk of closing or downsizing because of worker shortages.