Some Nursing Homes Get Virus Aid But Don’t Pay Infected Workers
Renee Morgan, a housekeeper at a nursing home in St. Louis, caught Covid-19 in late April and considered herself lucky. Her case was mild. Her quarantine wasn’t. Morgan, 57, was
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Nursing Homes Fought Federal Emergency Plan Requirements for Years. Now, They’re Coronavirus Hot Spots.
On Dec. 15, 2016, the nation’s largest nursing home lobby wrote a letter to Donald Trump, congratulating the president-elect and urging him to roll back new regulations on the long-term
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
‘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
Data: 70% of CT coronavirus-linked deaths have occurred in senior care facilities
As Connecticut leaders this week unveiled plans to ramp up testing among the most vulnerable communities hit by COVID-19, the number of infections and deaths at senior care facilities continued
Nursing home workers say they’re still not getting enough PPE
Nursing home workers lined the steps of the Capitol on Wednesday, demanding PPE. They say their companies are not providing enough of it and want the state to step in.
US nursing homes seek legal immunity as Covid-19 spreads ‘like brushfire’
The US nursing home industry is clamoring for legal immunity during the coronavirus pandemic, even as horror stories from hard-hit facilities enrage families, consumer advocates and the American public. Healthcare
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.
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