AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine officials are relieved they found a way to provide the state’s nursing homes with an additional $13 million but warn that a long-term strategy must be developed to aid the facilities in the nation’s oldest state.

Officials hope the one-time money will stem the tide and prevent the closure of more nursing homes for now but emphasize that uncertainty remains as the state attempts to undo years of underfunding and grapples with a rapidly graying population.