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PublishedNovember 12, 2023
Maine residential care facilities rarely sanctioned, despite cases of abuse, neglect
The state cited dozens of incidents between 2020 and 2022, but only one resulted in a fine, an investigation found.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2023
With no place to go, some patients in Maine spend months in hospitals
A lack of beds and staffing at assisted living facilities and nursing homes creates an unwelcome situation that benefits neither the languishing patients nor the hospitals shouldering their care.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2023
Homemakers helping the community
Franklin County Extension Homemakers of UMaine's Cooperative Extension program are looking to the future as they get ready to find their next community project while reflecting on their community project from the previous year.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2022
Nursing homes risk another wave of COVID deaths as vaccinations lag
Fewer than half of all nursing home residents in the United States have received the latest coronavirus vaccine booster shot.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2022
Nursing home services may be consolidated at new, higher-cost facility in Damariscotta
Clippership Landing could help LincolnHealth stem years of financial losses at two existing long-term care sites. But the project comes with trade-offs, too.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2022
Maine CDC investigating COVID-19 outbreaks at 26 long-term care facilities in the state
One outbreak is at Woodlands Senior Living of Waterville and involves 27 residents and four staff, according to the Maine CDC.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2022
Mostly quiet on the COVID front in Oxford Hills
BA.5, the current dominant variant of COVID-19 has started to level off. Another subvariant called BA.4.6 has shown a slight increase since July.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2022
Maine nursing homes fear that a strong flu season would push them over the edge
Health professionals say staffing shortages are the worst they have ever seen, and the risk of influenza outbreaks makes a terrible situation worse.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2021
Diagnosis burnout: Acute staffing shortages weigh on Maine nurses who stay on the job
Many employed at assisted-living and long-term care facilities point to relentless stress, and the toll it takes on those who need their care.
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PublishedJune 28, 2021
Tri-county nursing home staff are less vaccinated than residents, data shows
Residents of the 14 nursing homes located in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties are vaccinated at a higher rate than the health care personnel who work there, according to data from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services.
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