The shutdown of a major nonprofit home care provider in one state has motivated lawmakers to seek emergency action to the tune of $8.5 million. The move is a reminder of how important home-based care has become for state policymakers. Maine State Senator Shenna Bellows, a Democrat, recently announced plans to introduce emergency legislation that, […]
Home Care For Maine
In order to attract caregivers into the home care workforce, one state’s labor commission is calling for something radical: a requirement to ensure they’re paid at least 125% of the state’s existing minimum wage. Overall, state-mandated minimum wage hikes have become somewhat commonplace in recent years. At least 21 states, for example, started 2020 with […]
A well-known nonprofit home care provider in one state that serves over 600 people has announced that it will be forced to close by April due to financial challenges. The Farmingdale, Maine-based Home Care for Maine has been plagued by a few different factors, the main one being the hike in the mandated state minimum […]
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