The state cited dozens of incidents between 2020 and 2022, but only one resulted in a fine, an investigation found.
senior citizens
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Age is just a number for Mick Jagger – and even for politicians like Mitch McConnell
If McConnell takes a break from the Senate, it’ll be for health reasons, not age alone. Just as questions surrounding Sen. John Fetterman aren’t about his age but about his capacity to do the job.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Bill can be part of solution to attracting, retaining Maine direct care workers
L.D. 1718 would award up to four $4,000 vouchers for college tuition to direct care workers who work at least 30 hours per week for four years.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Gorham House preschool brings together youth, older adults
For the residents at the senior living community, as well as the preschoolers, intergenerational learning makes for joy, compassion and special connections.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: How older Mainers can take action on climate change
To those elders who feel a responsibility to future generations, there are lifestyle changes that can help, but there is something more significant: what you do with your money.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, Nation & World, News
With no place to go, some patients in Maine spend months in hospitals
A lack of beds and staffing at assisted living facilities and nursing homes creates an unwelcome situation that benefits neither the languishing patients nor the hospitals shouldering their care.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Was isolation a factor in Monterey Park shooting?
Loneliness and disconnection are no small matters for a rapidly aging population. The depression that results often goes undiagnosed and untreated.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: A grandmother’s thoughts on a world on the brink of ecological collapse
As part of the generation that holds 70% of the disposable income in our country, I want that wealth to go to reversing the environmental damage we have done.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Commentary: Sen. Collins must support grant program for manufactured housing communities
A vote for the PRICE program is a vote for an important, targeted solution to the housing crisis in Maine and nationally.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine well placed to take lead in rooting out ageism
Our state has the highest median age in the nation (44.8 years). Our attitudes haven’t necessarily kept pace.