She buries the dead who have no one left to say goodbye
“It matters a great deal to me that people are not sent on the next journey alone,” Janie Sweeney said.
Use of antipsychotic meds in nursing homes remains flat
Maine has the 12th highest rate of long-term nursing home residents on antipsychotics, which carry health risks.
December ‘radio hour’ discusses older Mainers and opioid addiction
The show offers a behind-the-scenes look at recent Maine Monitor reporting.
Overlooked during the opioid crisis, more of Maine’s oldest began to struggle with drugs
The number of Medicare patients in Maine who received buprenorphine treatment for their addiction to opioids increased about 70 percent between 2019 and 2023, a Maine Monitor analysis shows for the first time.
Opioid overdose death rates have increased among older people. We’d like to hear from you.
The Monitor would like to hear directly from those who have experienced opioid addiction in older age, their families and professionals working to help.
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