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Dave does in-depth investigative reporting for CT Mirror. His work focuses on government accountability including financial oversight, abuse of power, corruption, safety monitoring, and compliance with law. Before joining CT Mirror Altimari spent 23 years at the Hartford Courant breaking some of the state’s biggest, most impactful investigative stories.

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Home care providers: A growing but unregulated industry

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Dave Altimari and Jenna Carlesso April 2, 2023 @ 5:00 amApril 6, 2023 @ 12:40 pm

The shift away from long-term care facilities has exposed a home care industry that operates with little oversight.

Posted inHealth

CT has no ombudsman for those aging in place

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Jenna Carlesso and Dave Altimari April 2, 2023 @ 4:50 amApril 1, 2023 @ 6:10 pm

People in nursing facilities have access to CT’s ombudsman program, which investigates complaints. But people being cared for at home don’t.

Posted inJustice

Changes to Connecticut’s ‘red flag’ law could ease the process for police

Avatar photo by Dave Altimari March 30, 2023 @ 4:06 pmMarch 30, 2023 @ 4:07 pm

A requirement that two officers begin the process of seizing weapons would change under a bill approved by the Judiciary Committee.

Posted inHealth

Advocates fear rising inequality in CT elder care services

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Jenna Carlesso, Katy Golvala and Dave Altimari March 30, 2023 @ 5:00 amMarch 31, 2023 @ 7:33 pm

As more CT residents choose elder care outside of nursing homes, advocates worry access to services for the aging will become more unequal.

Posted inInvestigations

Director of controversial school construction grant program resigns

Avatar photo by Dave Altimari March 27, 2023 @ 4:10 pmMarch 27, 2023 @ 4:11 pm

Douglas Rogers, hired to replace Konstantinos Diamantis to steer CT’s school construction grant program, resigned after barely four months.

Posted inHealth

Connecticut’s nursing homes are facing an uncertain future

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Dave Altimari and Jenna Carlesso March 26, 2023 @ 5:00 amMarch 26, 2023 @ 1:53 pm

Connecticut’s nursing homes, which have 20,000 residents, are facing pressure from all sides — financial, legal and internal.

Posted inHealth

CT’s aging population is growing, but support systems are struggling

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Jenna Carlesso and Dave Altimari March 19, 2023 @ 5:00 amApril 30, 2023 @ 8:15 pm

Connecticut ranks 4th-highest in the nation in 85 and older population. The state’s network of support systems for seniors is struggling.

Posted inInvestigations

This CT town might buy first selectwoman’s family’s land for new school

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Andrew Brown, Dave Altimari and Katy Golvala March 12, 2023 @ 5:00 amMarch 14, 2023 @ 3:41 pm

Questions of ethics and conflicts are swirling around a proposal to buy land owned by the mother-in-law of Willington’s first selectwoman.

Posted inBriefs

CT Politics: Should CT conduct background checks on nursing home residents? State weighs in

Avatar photo by Dave Altimari March 10, 2023 @ 12:23 pmMarch 10, 2023 @ 2:08 pm

A proposal would require the state to check criminal backgrounds and the sex offender registry for incoming nursing home residents in CT.

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CT proposes financial penalty for nursing homes with empty beds

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Dave Altimari and José Luis Martínez February 28, 2023 @ 4:50 pmFebruary 28, 2023 @ 6:14 pm

The bill is the latest in a series filed this legislative session that focuses on how nursing homes spend money from the state.

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Lead paint chips falling off CT bridges, DOT reports

Avatar photo by Dave Altimari February 23, 2023 @ 6:03 pmFebruary 23, 2023 @ 6:03 pm

The CT DOT last weekend inspected more than 2,100 bridges and determined that lead paint was cracking and falling off hundreds of them.

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CT nursing home residents, workers want more staff, transparency

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Dave Altimari and Jenna Carlesso February 16, 2023 @ 5:38 pmFebruary 16, 2023 @ 5:38 pm

Dozens of advocates testified Thursday on a sweeping bill that would boost mandatory minimum staffing hours in CT nursing homes.

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CT paid $1.4M for unauthorized work at former hospital, state says

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Andrew Brown and Dave Altimari February 16, 2023 @ 4:05 pmFebruary 21, 2023 @ 9:45 am

Officials say they are investigating how much work was done by AAIS, which was paid for asbestos cleanup at Cedarcrest in Newington.

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CT Supreme Court case to test limits of hospital immunity

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Dave Altimari and Jenna Carlesso February 12, 2023 @ 5:00 amFebruary 28, 2023 @ 11:08 pm

Hospitals had expanded immunity from lawsuits during peak COVID, but the case of a woman who died of heart failure is challenging the order.

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CT nursing home bill calls for major transparency, staffing reforms

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Jenna Carlesso and Dave Altimari February 10, 2023 @ 4:59 pmFebruary 16, 2023 @ 8:35 am

The wide-ranging bill would boost nursing homes’ mandatory minimum staffing hours and require more transparency in their annual spending.

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