Jobs and Income

Commission recommends more caregiving support to address Maine’s persistent gender disparities

Women are more likely to work part-time roles or drop out of the workforce altogether in order to care for family members when such services aren’t available. […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted December 12, 2024

Tags Caregiving, Direct Care Work

Jobs and Income

In the words of workers: Lori

Lori shared her story as part of MECEP’s State of Working Maine 2024 report. Click here to read the full report. Lori is the owner of a small neighborhood […]

MECEP

Posted October 23, 2024

Tags Caregiving, Seniors, Stories

Jobs and Income

Wednesday Sit-Down: State of working in Maine in 2024

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, James Myall, policy analyst from the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to talk about the state of […]

WGME

Posted October 23, 2024

Tags Caregiving, Economic Security, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages, Wednesday Sit Down

Jobs and Income

State of Working Maine 2024: Gains and Gaps in a Strong Economy

Report PDF Summary pdf view stories State of Working Maine 2024 examines Maine’s economy and how it performs for working Mainers, particularly in the post-COVID era. A […]

James Myall

Posted October 23, 2024

Jobs and Income

Podcast: The ongoing abandonment of older Mainers

Arthur Philips of the Maine Center for Economic Policy joins Cate Blackford to discuss the results of their report on Maine’s direct care workforce. It’s not good. Click […]

Beacon

Posted July 6, 2024

Tags Caregiving, Direct Care Work, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Opinion: DHHS must not bungle home health, direct-care rules

A new study from the Maine Center for Economic Policy estimates the state requires 2,300 more full-time direct-care workers (home health aides and long-term care providers) to meet the […]

Morning Sentinel

Posted June 25, 2024

Tags Caregiving, Direct Care Work, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Mainers are woefully underserved by home and institutional nursing care, report says

The study, published this week, was written by Arthur Phillips, an analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a research and policy organization in Augusta. Thousands […]

MaineBiz

Posted June 20, 2024

Tags Caregiving, Direct Care Work, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Low Pay Behind Staggering Shortfall in Nursing Home, Direct Care Hours in State

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 […]

Skilled Nursing News

Posted June 20, 2024

Tags Caregiving, Direct Care Work, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Overworked and underpaid: Lack of investment in direct care workers leave Mainers without services

According to a new report released this week by the Maine Center for Economic Policy, Maine needs to hire more than 2,300 full-time care workers to provide adequate services […]

Beacon

Posted June 20, 2024

Tags Caregiving, Direct Care Work, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Study shows that Maine needs thousands of direct care workers

When the CBS 13 I-Team met with study authors at the Maine Center for Economic Policy last year, they showed that as the care gap goes unaddressed, […]

WGME

Posted June 19, 2024

Tags Caregiving, Direct Care Work, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs

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Commission recommends more caregiving support to address Maine’s persistent gender disparities

In the words of workers: Lori

Wednesday Sit-Down: State of working in Maine in 2024

State of Working Maine 2024: Gains and Gaps in a Strong Economy

Podcast: The ongoing abandonment of older Mainers

Opinion: DHHS must not bungle home health, direct-care rules

Mainers are woefully underserved by home and institutional nursing care, report says

Low Pay Behind Staggering Shortfall in Nursing Home, Direct Care Hours in State

Overworked and underpaid: Lack of investment in direct care workers leave Mainers without services

Study shows that Maine needs thousands of direct care workers