Last summer – months before the novel coronavirus began its deadly race across Connecticut – dozens of residents at a … Continue reading Nursing Homes Hit Hard By COVID-19 Had More Staffing, Infection control problems before pandemic
WINDSOR, Conn. (WTNH) — A nursing home worker says she believes she caught coronavirus at work and passed it along … Continue reading ‘Don’t tell me I killed my mom’: Nursing home CNA says she contracted coronavirus at work, passed it along to her mother who died
The federal and state response to COVID-19 in nursing homes is riddled with economic — and racial — inequities that … Continue reading ‘Would this population of caregivers be treated differently if they were white, and male, and wealthy?’
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There have been 35 deaths from COVID-19 at Kimberly Hall North nursing home in Windsor, nearly four times the state’s … Continue reading A Connecticut nursing home, Kimberly Hall North in Windsor, has had 35 deaths due to coronavirus outbreak
For the past month or so, Leikish Nails has engaged in an elaborate ritual the minute she gets home from … Continue reading Fear Grips Health Workers Caring For The Elderly
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Read the Story from The Hartford Courant HereAngeline Bernadel loved her job at West River Healthcare Center in Milford. But … Continue reading Milford nursing home worker dies of COVID-19 after being on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis
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Listen to this morning’s edition of “Where We Live” on WNPR featuring #SEIU1199 President Rob Baril and Licensed Practical Nurse Rhoda Lawrence. … Continue reading COVID-19 Continues To Hit Connecticut’s Nursing Home Population Hard
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — They sound like soldiers, facing an enemy both invisible and treacherous. At the hospitals, they care for … Continue reading ‘We are in a war zone, and we’re scared for our lives’ – Boston Globe
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HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — The coronavirus statistics reflect social distancing may be working statewide, but there is a crisis happening … Continue reading State to dedicate 2 nursing homes, other alternate sites to COVID-positive patients
Video streaming conference on April 8th with SEIU 1199 NE President Rob Baril and nursing home workers who are risking … Continue reading Urgent Update on Nursing Homes and COVID-19