Under the proposal, new employees at homemaker companion companies in CT would have to complete 10 hours of training on a variety of topics.
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CT legislators mull requiring homemaker companion worker training
Homemaker companion agencies have ballooned in number over the last decade as more people choose to age at home, but are largely unregulated.
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Broad CT elder care bill wins final passage in Senate
The bill would require more oversight of CT home care workers and create a swifter process for accessing Medicaid, among other measures.
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Wide-ranging health care bill gets final approval from CT House
The bill would add protections for CT home care workers and boost preparedness for cyberattacks at medical facilities, among other reforms.
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CT lawmakers unveil bill overhauling aspects of elder care sector
The bill includes more oversight of CT home care workers and would create a way to speed up the process for accessing Medicaid, among other things.
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A look at CT’s health care priorities for the 2024 legislative session
CT lawmakers will weigh home care worker protections, elder care safeguards and expanding Medicaid for people without permanent legal status.
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CT hires new home care payroll vendor after late pay allegations
CT has hired GT Independence after its previous vendor, Allied Community Resources, came under scrutiny amid complaints about late payments.
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As deadline approaches for nursing home workers to get vaccinated, the state still has no mandate for home care staff
As the Delta variant spreads, people who rely on home care are increasingly concerned about whether the workers are inoculated.
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Minimum wage proposal vexes Connecticut nursing homes
The proposal to boost Connecticut’s minimum wage could put nursing homes and home-care providers in a squeeze.
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State delays controversial electronic system mandate for home health care
The state Department of Social Services has agreed to postpone the rollout of a new electronic system for home health agencies after an outcry among providers and threats to drop clients on Medicaid.
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Home health agencies seek delay for electronic system
Home care agency leaders say a new electronic system the state’s Medicaid program requires them to use has been beset by problems and has led some agencies to consider phasing out service to Medicaid clients. But the state agency overseeing it says anecdotal information suggests it could be improving services.
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Home care agencies warn new system could cause major problems
Starting Jan. 1, the state will begin requiring home care workers to use a new electronic system for reporting the time they spend caring for certain clients – a change forecast to save the state millions of dollars. But home care providers worry problems could leave them unable to make payroll. And one major agency says it will refuse to use the new system.
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Uptick in denials for home nursing care worries families, advocates
Families and advocates say they are concerned by a recent sharp rise in the rate of denials for extended home nursing care that helps families caring for young people with significant medical needs.
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Providers, advocates call Malloy Medicaid cuts short-sighted
Critics say Malloy’s proposal to cut Medicaid is financially short-sighted and threatens to undermine recent progress in a program that has added thousands of new members as part of the federal health law, expanded the network of providers willing to treat them, and reduced its per-client costs.
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Home care, Medicaid pay, inmate health care in Malloy proposal
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s proposed budget expands home care programs, creates a new medical assistance program for ex-inmates and provides money to pay primary doctors who treat Medicaid patients. It doesn’t offer any respite to hospitals.
