Black and Puerto Rican Caucus Focuses on Nursing Home Workers
Members of the legislature’s Black and Puerto Rican Caucus traveled the state Monday visiting nursing homes from Stamford to Hartford to let the workers know they have their backs. Sen.
Federal Workplace Safety Officials Investigate Three Connecticut Nursing Homes
Federal workplace safety inspectors are investigating the death or hospitalization of at least three Connecticut elder care workers due to complications from COVID-19. The investigations come as union officials say
Health Care Heroes: Saluting Front-Line Workers in the Battle Against the Coronavirus
They don’t wear capes. But they do have masks. Doctors left their private practices to help staff emergency rooms and intensive care units. Nurses held the hands of dying patients too
‘Money Bags and Body Bags’ protest rolls through affluent Greenwich neighborhoods
A noisy caravan of union demonstrators descended on Greenwich on Thursday afternoon, putting a spotlight on what they say are the health risks and medical burdens faced by service workers
Progressives look to bring CT’s tax fairness debate to the grassroots level
The next Connecticut income tax debate is heating up — but not at the Capitol. A key state legislative caucus is crafting a letter urging town and city councils, local
‘We’re essential workers and we’re hurting right now’: Coronavirus is taking a devastating toll on nursing home employees
With the coronavirus tearing through the Chelsea Place Care Center in Hartford, Cassondra Diaz was careful to take precautions. She always wore a mask, even though she worked as a
Widespread testing has begun at nursing homes. So far, staff are excluded
Widespread testing at nursing homes across Connecticut has begun, part of a push by Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration to curb the spread of COVID-19 among one of the state’s most vulnerable populations.
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DMHAS Members – Join the Movement!
Dear 1199 Member: Over the last month, more than 1,400 DMHAS 1199 members have signed a petition to Commissioner Delphin-Rittmon; our delegates have had two meetings with DMHAS Administration, and
Connecticut launches bold new approach to virus crisis: COVID-19-only nursing homes
The single-story red brick building looks unremarkable on the outside. But this nursing home in central Connecticut is now the site of a novel approach to protect the population most
Home health aide: ‘They are playing a game with our lives’
Janell Roberts was stunned when she opened a box of personal protective equipment shipped by the state Department of Social Services to her home care client last week. West Haven