Rose Lundy

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Rose Lundy is a senior public health reporter for The Maine Monitor, with a focus on Maine’s aging care system. She is passionate about stories that highlight systemic problems affecting the most vulnerable in our community.

Rose was previously a 2022 ProPublica Local Reporting Network fellow and a 2020 Report for America corps member. Before that, she was a reporter for three years at a daily newspaper in southwest Washington state. She now lives in Portland, Maine.

Her work has been recognized by the New England Newspaper & Press Association, Maine Public Health Association, National Newspaper Association Foundation, Local Independent Online News (LION) Publishers and Maine Press Association.

Contact Rose with questions, concerns or story ideas: rose@themainemonitor.org

Language(s) Spoken: English

two nurses assist a patient as they walk down a hallway.

Following outcry, Maine health department waters down proposed staffing ratios

The Department of Health and Human Services released a new proposal with less aggressive increases than were initially proposed, and will give residential care facilities two years to phase in the changes.

ByRose Lundy

January 17, 2025

the entrance to the ABBA Women's Resource Center.

Concerns raised about Maine’s ‘crisis pregnancy centers’

Activists say these centers circulated misinformation about “abortion pill reversals” not supported by studies.

ByRose Lundy

January 16, 2025

Phil Cyr sitting at his desk in his office.

Nursing home owner feels ‘relief’ as he exits the business

Phil Cyr has signed an agreement with Maine-based chain First Atlantic Healthcare to sell his family’s nursing homes in Presque Isle and Caribou.

ByRose Lundy

January 5, 2025

MaineHealth Maine Medical Center healthcare entrance

Increasing tobacco tax, AI protections among 2025 Maine health priorities

Advocates said they would like to see legislation that helps address the shortage of health care workers, among other things.

ByRose Lundy

January 2, 2025

A photo of the Frankfort facility with portions of a incident report overlayed on the photo. The overlayed text reads "neighbor that lived across from the facility found resident number one standing and walking in the road alone, helped the resident back to the facility" and also reads "staff did not know the resident was missing."

How we reported on residential care facilities

During a long investigation on residential care facilities, and many days spent poring over records, talking to people who lived nearby proved crucial.

ByRose Lundy

December 29, 2024

Two nurses help a patient walk with a walker.

Report shows growing need in residential care facilities

Researchers found 54 percent of Mainers in residential care had been diagnosed with dementia, compared to 51 percent in nursing homes.

ByRose Lundy

December 19, 2024

Maine Monitor reporter Rose Lundy jots down notes while on a phone call.

Introducing the Health Monitor newsletter

The newest newsletter offering from The Maine Monitor will be sent every other Thursday.

ByRose Lundy

December 5, 2024