MAINE'S AGING BOOMERS: Who will pay for long-term care?

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High turnover, worker shortages, low wages, unstable funding and hard, physical work are key issues plaguing...
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Cynical of Central, ME

Feb 19, 2008 5:36 PM

Hard, physical work is definitely a problem in today's workforce. NOBODY WANTS TO DO IT!!!

Saywhat of Augusta, ME

Feb 19, 2008 4:16 PM

MAINE'S AGING BOOMERS: Who will pay for long-term care? At this point I really hope I am not around to find out. My concern is who will they hire to do the jobs. CNAs are worth their weight in gold & they should be paid $15-$20 per hour for what they do. Their jobs are backbreaking, demanding, thankless jobs for the most part. Most do it because they truly love helping people & their empathy for the elderly allows them to tolerate the demands of a job that can be quite unpleasant at times. They are a valuable part of the healthcare system & deserve respect & decent pay. Until then these jobs will continue to be difficult if not impossible to fill in the future.

omar sitcom of Clinton, ME

Feb 19, 2008 11:56 AM

Pay health care workers a good wage - $20.00 per hour minimum - and good benefits and the problem is solved. A 50% annual turnover is a sign that these jobs are NO GOOD at $11.00 per hour.

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