State Employees
Written by Donna Brooks for the Hartford Courant Link to the Digital Courant Article here Link to the PDF of the published article here Connecticut had one in-patient unit available for women in addiction recovery. Now, it’s gone. I can’t talk about women’s health and treatment without being political, especially not when the state of
Home Care
Some nights I drive along Route 8 in Naugatuck close to midnight, headed to my client’s house. My job is to help Mr. West, who is elderly, live at home with dignity and independence. I try to pick up extra shifts when I can, even though the late-night drive is exhausting, because Mr. West depends
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I’m not an old person. I’m 48 years old. But there are days when I get up and I just can’t move. My joints are so stiff. All because of COVID-19. I feel angry. I am among the forgotten casualties of this pandemic. A year ago, on March 23, I had to leave work because
The state Department of Public health is investigating a coronavirus outbreak at a Norwich nursing home, where at least one resident has died and several are hospitalized after a supervisor returned from an out-of-state trip and tested positive when she returned to work. State DPH spokesman Av Harris said 13 residents and at least two
HARTFORD — Gov. Ned Lamont said Friday he will soon issue an executive order that will make it easier for frontline workers who contract COVID-19 to qualify for workers’ compensation payments. Lamont initially had not favored a presumption that those types of workers contracted the virus while on the job, but he changed course after
For me, July 1 is my “a little more Independence Day.” I’m getting a raise from $15.85 to $16.25 an hour, along with 10,000 personal care attendants like me who with our union negotiated a raise through Connecticut’s Medicaid waiver program. It’s more than I ever expected to make, but life in Connecticut, where you need to
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Thousands of racial justice protesters marched through Hartford on Friday, rallying at the Capitol and later confronting Mayor Luke Bronin outside his home over the issue of police funding. On the Capitol steps, organizers from the group BA Undivided listed extensive demands, including cuts to police departments, an end to mass incarceration, an end to
The president of the local union that represents nursing home workers said the state has treated them as if they “were invisible” as the deaths mounted in facilities across the state and that new laws are needed to protect them if the coronavirus were to return. During a conference call to discuss possible legislation that
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Even as the state Department of Correction significantly expands COVID-19 testing of incarcerated people, agency employees say that deep concerns persist about adequate social distancing and medical staffing in Connecticut prisons and jails. Gabby Bottino, an LPN at Osborn Correctional Institution in Somers, called conditions there “a perfect storm,” adding that the facility struggled with
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 bookkeeper in the front office, not providing direct care to patients. Every night, when she returned home to her New Britain apartment, she sprayed down