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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‘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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‘Problem’ nursing homes in Maine

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By the numbers: Nursing home problems

Regulators focus on Lewiston’s Marshwood nursing home as problems mount

Five Maine nursing homes are on a federal list of problem facilities. Four, including Marshwood Center, are owned by the same national company.

Republican lawmakers and Mills spar over nursing home funding

The legislators criticize the governor for delaying action on a funding bill, but the Democrat says it would have set reimbursement rates too high to qualify for federal matching funds.

Roger Lanois