Our Older Adults Are Counting On Us
We can’t afford to walk away from our loved ones and their caretakers.
Take action now to protect access to care for our older adults.
50
There have been over 50 nursing home and residential care facility closures or conversions to lower levels of care since 2014.
Closures
$40
The proposed regulations are estimated to cost $30-$40 million dollars per year to implement
Million
70%
of Mainers
Nearly 70% of older adults are likely going to need long term care services at some point during their lives.
If our elected officials don’t provide a significant new investment in our older adults, more nursing homes and residential care facilities will close.
While the legislature has provided significant support, the escalating rates of closures indicate that this is not working. The chronic underfunding, over-regulating and lack of staff are crippling Maine’s ability to provide long term care services to our aging population.
The declining access to long term care is deeply concerning. Underfunding is sending ripples through Maine — Hancock County has no nursing homes left. Other parts of Maine are soon to follow.
Together, we can solve this problem.
This escalating rate of closures is happening because of low reimbursement rates coupled with record inflation levels and exploding labor costs due to too few qualified direct care workers. We cannot bear the weight of more unfunded mandates.
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