Pandemic-fueled shortages of home health workers leave patients stranded
Frail older adults are finding it harder than ever to get paid help amid acute staff shortages at home health agencies.
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Frail older adults are finding it harder than ever to get paid help amid acute staff shortages at home health agencies.
Pandemic-Fueled Shortages of Home Health Workers Strand Patients
The merger, which is set to close Feb. 1, will expand home health care services to all 16 Maine counties.
The deal expands geographic reach for both care providers. Terms were not disclosed.
Museum annex project delayed by pandemic-related costs A major construction plan at the Fairbanks Museum in St. Johnsbury has been postponed due to pandemic-related pricing and labor and subcontractor shortages, museum officials said. The museum bid out the Science Annex project this spring and planned to start construction in July until the project came in at $2 million or 68% above construction estimates, the Caledonian Record reported. âWe were just honestly stunned to see the costs come out where they did,â Adam Kane, the museumâs executive director, wrote in an email to pr...