The nursing home oversight panel is devising suggestions for reform in long-term care facilities, which have been hard-hit by COVID-19.
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With COVID-19 cases rising in CT, some nursing homes are now requiring visitor testing
The state has issued no mandate around visitor testing, leaving the decision up to the nursing homes.
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CT relaxes restrictions on indoor nursing home visits
The state public health department repealed its previous visitation requirement that residents must obtain a doctor’s note.
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‘Loneliness is the next crisis:’ CT prepares to loosen restrictions on indoor nursing home visits
Under the new regulations, indoor visits are permitted so long as community spread is limited and proper precautions are taken.
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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.