Maine Gubernatorial Candidate Proposes Innovative Plan for Senior Care

AUGUSTA (Maine, US), DATE 24: Protecting and treating seniors is now a major election issue in Maine, America's most average-aged state. Nirav Shah, an Indian-American Democrat and former director of the Maine Center for Disease Control, has laid out his vision for the gubernatorial election. Titled "A better future for older Mainers," he has created a plan that will help the elderly live a dignified life at home instead of in the hospital. Nirav Shah's "Caregiver" plan? There is a critical shortage of doctors and nursing staff in Maine's rural areas. To address this problem, Nirav Shah has proposed the following revolutionary measures: The Maine Caregiver Corps: Just as the military protects the country, this corps will recruit specially trained young people to care for the elderly. • Aging-in-place grants: Memory care for the elderly not having to leave home to go to nursing homes. • Day care and volunteer to help the elderly'experience transportation to their homes. "