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 Tags Caregiving, Child Care, Direct Care Work, Economic Security, Economy, Food Insecurity, Gender, Health Care, Higher Education, Housing, Immigration, Incomes, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Poverty, Racial Equity, Unemployment, Wages
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
Jobs and Income New report says Maine needs thousands of more workers to provide approved care for older Mainers Maine has a shortage of roughly 2,300 direct care workers, according to the new analysis released Tuesday from the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP). Click here to read […] Maine Public Posted June 18, 2024 Tags Caregiving, Direct Care Work, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs