Skilled Nursing News June 20, 2024
Low pay and inadequate benefits are the drivers of high turnover and burnout among direct care workers in long-term care, including nursing homes, resulting in a staggering shortfall in care hours required versus those actually delivered, according to a new report.
The report released Tuesday and produced by the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), in collaboration with the Maine Council on Aging, follows a prior report that shed light on significant gaps in care services for seniors and adults with disabilities across the state.
Analyzing data from state departments and service hubs, the report’s findings suggest that each week, more than 23,500 hours of care for older adults under state-funded and MaineCare programs go unstaffed. The figure is...
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