According to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a progressive think tank, 23,500 hours per week of home health assistance go unfilled in the state because there aren’t enough workers. “In the next 10-15 years, there’s going to be a lot more people 75 and older who are going to need these services. The demand for workers is growing while the number of people able to fill those roles is plateauing,” said James Myall, an economic policy analyst for the center.
Maine has a shortage of home health workers. Is there any way to fix it?
