What we’re monitoring: Opioids; Aging care
Use of antipsychotics in Maine nursing homes climbs
After an initial crackdown and decline, the rate of the powerful medications given to nursing home residents has ticked back up in recent years.
Maine Recovery Council close to distributing first $9 million, grant process still in the works
Council members say the slow approach is deliberate, and hope to start soliciting grant proposals next month.
Nurses, technicians at Machias hospital to strike
The union representing Down East Community Hospital staff says the group plans to strike for two days starting April 30.
New evaluation methods threaten organ donation in Maine and New England
The rules are intended to reform a system lawmakers and advocates say is plagued by corruption and inefficiency.
Study finds treating self-neglect among older adults can prevent later abuse
Researchers point to an advocacy program in Maine that works with Adult Protective Services as one solution to preventing exploitation.
A tenth of Maine’s pharmacies have closed in the past decade
As Walgreens and other chains shutter locations and reduce hours, Mainers point to independent pharmacies as filling a critical need.
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