The bill, H.P. 1119 (pdf), would create the “Commission to Study Ways to Support and Strengthen the Direct Care Workforce Across the Long-Term Care Continuum.”
The commission would research the conditions in which direct-care workers perform their jobs as well as determine the demand for their services.
It would also identify career pathways for direct-care workers across long-term care settings, as well as work toward “developing worker incentive programs and…strategies to create high-quality work environments.”
The bill is supported by Mark Eves, the Democratic speaker of the Maine House, as well as state senator David Burns (R).
