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CT homemaker companion training bill clears committee

The bill would create new training requirements for employees at homemaker companion agencies, which have operated with little oversight.

The bill would require private equity nursing home owners to secure a performance bond and would boost financial disclosure mandates.

Lawmakers are considering a bill that would provide relief to long-term care insurance policyholders squeezed by large premium increases.

Under the proposal, new employees at homemaker companion companies in CT would have to complete 10 hours of training on a variety of topics.

Officials want a bill that would limit Medicaid payments for unionized nursing homes whose owners hire family members at inflated salaries.

Homemaker companion agencies have ballooned in number over the last decade as more people choose to age at home, but are largely unregulated.