Homemaking RFP Update

Tuesday, November 18th, was the second hearing on the appeal on the decision of DHHS's Office of Elder Services to award the Homemaking contract to Catholic Charities of Maine instead of the current service provider, Home Care for Maine. The appeal panel got to hear testimony from Catholic Charities. Home Care for Maine continued to make the point that Catholic Charities was over budget in five of the eight districts on which it provided proposals for. The next step is for both sides to submit closing summaries to the appeal board by 3 pm on November 25. The appeal board will start reviewing the case on December 1st and have fifteen days in which to make its decision. We will know if Home Care for Maine will continue to provide the homemaking services by mid December. In the meantime, Home Care for Maine will continue to be the service provider until January 31st.