Home health aide: ‘They are playing a game with our lives’
Janell Roberts was stunned when she opened a box of personal protective equipment shipped by the state Department of Social Services to her home care client last week. West Haven
Home Health Aides Seek Basic Protections
by Lisa Backus | Mar 30, 2020 11:30am If Lynda Frank gets sick while working as a home personal care aide, she’s caught between the threat of passing the illness to her
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Coronavirus brings new challenges for CT home health aides, clients
Social distancing is one way to curb the spread of the coronavirus, but for health care workers who provide care in people’s homes, especially for the elderly, that type of care brings
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Covid-19 FAQ
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Take Action – Regarding Home Care Workers and COVID-19
Act now and send this petition to the Commissioners regarding our well being amidst COVID-19! Toma acción ahora y envía esta petición a los Comisionados para velar por nuestro bienestar
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District 1199 Training & Upgrading Info on COVID-19 for PCA’s
PCA In Home Caregiver’s should stay informed with information from the State of CT DDS website: https://portal.ct.gov/Coronavirus Concerning COVID-19 and how you can protect yourself and others. Here is a
Wesleyan Janitor Francisco Acosta Granted Year-Long Extension on Stay
University janitor Francisco Acosta was granted a year-long extension on his stay in the United States last Thursday, Jan. 23, by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “Today Francisco was
Susan Campbell: We are falling far short in caring for the most vulnerable. Here’s one example.
Andrew John Puglisi’s group home is off a side street in Newington, just five minutes from where he grew up. On a recent day, as holiday decorations were going up
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Home Care Workers Rally in Enfield – Demanding pay be “On Time, Every Time!”
More than 100 home care workers came out to put Allied Community Resources on notice that workers must be paid accurately “On Time, Every Time.” The home care workers marched
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New – On Time, Every Time Campaign Video
SEIU Local 1199NE represents some 10,000 independent provider home care workers in Connecticut. While the workers aren’t pulbic employees, they are paid exclusively by public funds. Two fiscal intermediaries are