Lawmakers adopted reforms aimed at boosting nursing home transparency, but passed on proposals surrounding staffing levels and patient care.
Dave Altimari
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.
Posted inHealth
Beefed-up elder care reform bill clears CT House
The legislation boosts transparency in nursing home finances, increases oversight of homemaker companion agencies and adds protections.
Posted inHealth
Former Danbury nursing home employee charged with sex assault
A former nurse’s aide at Western Rehabilitation Care Center has been charged with three counts of sex assault after a police investigation.
Posted inGovernment
State police report details speed, alcohol levels in Quentin Williams crash
Quentin Williams’ blood alcohol level was 0.159%, and wrong-way driver Kimede Mustafaj’s was 0.137%, according to a state police investigation.
Posted inGovernment
Quentin Williams and wrong-way driver both drunk in fatal crash, officials say
Rep. Quentin “Q” Williams and the wrong-way driver blamed for his death were legally drunk, officials familiar with investigation said.
Posted inHealth
Danbury nursing home facing fines after assault allegations
A resident of Western Rehabilitation Care Center put a camera in their room. What they discovered started a DPH inquiry and criminal probe.
Posted inHealth
CT lawmakers may pass on key elder care reforms this session
Several ambitious legislative proposals to reform nursing homes have hit a wall, hampered by funding and stunted by a lack of political will.
Posted inHealth
After 50 years, a five-star nursing home closes — with a warning
The closure of Hughes Health & Rehabilitation, a 5-star facility, is partly due to a shift to home and community-based care, its owner said.
Posted inInvestigations
Audit of CT’s hazmat program shows missing documentation
The narrowly tailored audit, launched in wake of the Kosta Diamantis scandal, noted a months-long gap in proper documentation of hazmat work
Posted inJustice
CT public defenders warn of lawsuit if hourly pay remains static
Hourly rates for CT public defenders haven’t increased since 2007, are lower than at other state agencies and are among the lowest in New England.
Posted inHealth
Home care providers: A growing but unregulated industry
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
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
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
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
Douglas Rogers, hired to replace Konstantinos Diamantis to steer CT’s school construction grant program, resigned after barely four months.