Speaker of Maine House unveils bill to ease health care workforce shortage

A June 2024 analysis by the Maine Center for Economic Policy think tank said that Maine needs to hire an additional 2,300 full-time direct care workers — there are currently about 24,000 such workers in Maine — to meet existing needs. With Maine’s aging demographics, demand for direct care workers is expected to soar over the next decade.

Click here to read the full story, first published January 13, 2025 in Portland Press Herald.