September 4th is Home Care Day!
Good union home care jobs must be at the center of fixing our nation’s overstretched and underfunded long-term care system … Continue reading September 4th is Home Care Day!
COVID-19
Nursing home workers ask Connecticut lawmakers for help as they prepare for a potential second wave of coronavirus infections
When Tanya Beckford was infected with COVID-19 while working at an assisted-living facility in Newington earlier this year, she told … Continue reading Nursing home workers ask Connecticut lawmakers for help as they prepare for a potential second wave of coronavirus infections
New Labor Ad Campaign Urges a “People’s Recovery”
A coalition of labor unions, including the Connecticut AFL-CIO, Connecticut Education Association (CEA), State Employee Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC), and … Continue reading New Labor Ad Campaign Urges a “People’s Recovery”
‘We were used’: Hundreds of nursing home workers are laid off as financial crisis hits the facilities
Last spring, as coronavirus swept through Connecticut and the state’s nursing homes became ground zero for deadly outbreaks, nursing aide … Continue reading ‘We were used’: Hundreds of nursing home workers are laid off as financial crisis hits the facilities
Rhode Island
Political Scene: Union efforts raise stakes in Providence House race
The downside to legislating during campaign season looks like the union-backed fliers asking why incumbent House members “turned their back” … Continue reading Political Scene: Union efforts raise stakes in Providence House race
Family of Norwich Nursing Home Residents Raise Concerns; DPH Investigation Into Outbreak Continues
The Department of Public Health continues to investigate a COVID-19 outbreak at a nursing home in Norwich. According to DPH, … Continue reading Family of Norwich Nursing Home Residents Raise Concerns; DPH Investigation Into Outbreak Continues
COVID-19
Frank Lalli the Health Care Detective™ : Mathematica Interim Report on COVID-19 Outbreak in Connecticut Nursing Homes
Bipartisan lawmakers yesterday slammed Gov. Ned Lamont’s $450,000 interim report on how his administration has failed to stop Covid-19 from … Continue reading Frank Lalli the Health Care Detective™ : Mathematica Interim Report on COVID-19 Outbreak in Connecticut Nursing Homes
Report finds CT long-term care facilities were not prepared for COVID-19
FOX61 has been aggressively covering the story of how COVID-19 has impacted longterm care facilities, their residents and their workers. … Continue reading Report finds CT long-term care facilities were not prepared for COVID-19
One dead in COVID-19 outbreak at Norwich nursing home; state says at least 15 people infected
The state Department of Public health is investigating a coronavirus outbreak at a Norwich nursing home, where at least one … Continue reading One dead in COVID-19 outbreak at Norwich nursing home; state says at least 15 people infected
COVID, cash bail and ‘drive-by therapy’: a deadly combination
When prison officials found Daniel Ocasio lifeless on his bunk last week at the Corrigan-Radgowski Correctional Center with a COVID-19 … Continue reading COVID, cash bail and ‘drive-by therapy’: a deadly combination