11,000 deaths: Ravaged U.S. nursing homes plead for more testing

An industry group says only about a third of the 15,000 nursing homes in the U.S. have ready access to tests that can help isolate the sick and stop the spread.

Virus fears bring isolation, added health problems to long-term care residents

With several Maine nursing homes and assisted-living facilities struggling to contain outbreaks, isolation and inactivity threaten residents and leave their families with no easy options.

Maine CDC gives top testing priority to long-term care residents

Gov. Janet Mills also offers 'extraordinary' MaineCare funding to help nursing facilities meet the costs of the coronavirus threat.

Leading doctor decries lack of testing at Maine’s long-term care facilities

Dr. Jabbar Fazeli warns that Maine hospitals could be flooded with stricken seniors if nursing homes aren't able to test more widely and get faster results.

Maine’s long-term care facilities stay on alert as virus spreads

Nursing homes and assisted-living facilities take steps to curb the spread of coronavirus, while a resident of OceanView at Falmouth remained at Maine Medical Center on Tuesday.

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.

Looking for a nursing home? An expert has some advice.

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.

Mills releases bill to boost funds to Maine nursing homes

The governor had held the bill to boost pay of frontline workers over concerns that it might jeopardize federal Medicaid funding.

Our View: Mills right to take time with nursing home funding

Elder care facilities need help, but there's no reason to put future funding in doubt.