Lawmakers want to have a conversation about how long the immunity should be prolonged – if it all.
Nursing Homes
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Lawmakers ask Lamont to mandate that health care workers report when they are feeling sick
The request follows an incident at a Norwich nursing home where 21 residents were infected with COVID and three died.
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‘We were used’: Hundreds of nursing home workers are laid off as financial crisis hits the facilities
Employees say the layoffs and cutbacks are especially cruel after they spent months risking their health working during COVID.
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State fines two nursing homes for failing to comply with mandatory staff testing
Avery Nursing Home in Hartford and Hamden Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Hamden were each fined $1,140 for the lapse.
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Following Danbury COVID surge, state ramps up testing in nursing homes there
Danbury reported 44 new cases of coronavirus Friday. It also saw a surge of 178 cases from Aug. 2 to 20.
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Report offers clues to what went wrong in lethal COVID outbreak in nursing homes
Without placing blame, report says missteps by the state and industry contributed to Connecticut’s high rate of nursing home deaths.
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COVID’s painful question at nursing homes: When will a visit be safe?
Advocates wrote to the state Department of Public Health urging the agency to allow more in-person visits at nursing homes.
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State extends funding for nursing home staff testing through October
The state will fund the widespread testing of staff members for two months longer than originally planned.
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Former CT health commissioner says she was the target of discrimination by Lamont
Renee Coleman-Mitchell says she was shut out of key policy discussions and dismissed from her job without cause.
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Broad testing of nursing home staff is considered crucial in stopping COVID. But who will pay for it?
State funding for nursing home staff testing is set to end in August. But officials want the testing to continue.
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Connecticut says some nursing homes can stop testing residents for COVID-19
The governor issued an executive order in June allowing nursing homes to pause testing if they are COVID-free for at least two weeks.
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Analyzing Connecticut’s response to COVID-19 in nursing homes in anticipation of a second wave
Nursing home executives said increased testing, a 1,200-bed alternative recovery center, and more PPE are needed for second COVID wave.
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Nursing homes want more emergency beds, state funding, to continue battling COVID-19
Nursing homes want to double their emergency bed system for COVID-19 patients in anticipation of a second wave this fall.
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Testing nursing home staff is costly and uncertain. Here’s why
Nursing home residents and families object to state guidance reducing the frequency of staff testing.
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State hires policy research group to conduct broad nursing home investigation
The company will review the actions of nursing home operators and employees, industry executives and state officials,