COVID-19 hit nursing homes in the Northeast states particularly hard, but those living in Connecticut long term care facilities died … Continue reading Report offers clues to what went wrong in lethal COVID outbreak in nursing homes
State officials, who had planned to fund the broad testing of nursing home staff through Aug. 31, are extending their … Continue reading State extends funding for nursing home staff testing through October
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Five months into the pandemic, with another COVID wave looming and the national economy in free fall, Gov. Ned Lamont … Continue reading Lamont is guarding reserves for recession to come. Critics say he’s prioritizing austerity over COVID response
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Please see below the links to the health center web sites. This is the best means to access FREE testing … Continue reading Free Testing for Asymptomatic or Symptomatic PCAs
Union Home Care Workers Win 7.5% Increase in Hazard Pay All home care workers protected by District 1199’s union contract … Continue reading Home Care – August 2020 Newsletter
For months, Lurlette Newell avoided hugs from her grandchildren, a heartbreaking ordeal for a woman who loves to show affection. … Continue reading Broad testing of nursing home staff is considered crucial in stopping COVID. But who will pay for it?
All home care workers protected by District 1199’s union contract with Connecticut’s Department of Social Services and Department of Developmental … Continue reading Union Home Care Workers Win 7.5% Increase in Hazard Pay
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HARTFORD – The State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC) today issued the following statement on Governor Ned Lamont’s executive order … Continue reading State Unions Coalition Lauds Gov. Lamont’s Action to Protect Frontline Essential Workers
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In a virtual hearing Tuesday, nursing home operators were grilled about why so many patients died of COVID-19. Nursing home … Continue reading Nursing home administrators offer mixed answers for COVID outbreaks, deaths
Progressive contenders in November election pledge support for workers and quality care 1199 Endorses Jorge Cabrera for State Senate … Continue reading 1199 Endorses Candidates Cabrera, Moore, McGee, Gibson, Farrar and Bello