Demand an end to the lethal status quo in nursing homes
Since April, Rhode Island nursing homes have received over $50 million dollars in state and federal funding in response to the COVID-19 crisis. This is on top of the $242 million they made
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RI lawmakers push for better protection in nursing homes
Although the numbers are down in Rhode Island, there is an urge to better protect the state’s most vulnerable population in the wake of COVID-19. Nursing home residents are the
Remembering Long-Term Care Workers & Clients Fighting COVID-19
Join us at Bushnell Park’s North Hill by the State Capitol as we remember and honor thousands of long-term care workers and residents/clients affected by COVID-19. Too many nursing home
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iCare Delegate Assembly 6.16.20
ICare Delegate meeting: Discuss info picket and layoffs Topic: Icare Delegates meeting Time: Jun 16, 2020 05:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Zoom Meeting Details https://zoom.us/j/91073737759 Meeting ID:
Most Nursing Home Workers in New Survey Say ‘Life is at Risk’ Daily From Coronavirus
More than three months after a nursing home in Kirkland, Wash., became the center of the country’s first coronavirus outbreak, a majority of nursing home workers believe they’re risking their lives on the job
Some Nursing Homes Get Virus Aid But Don’t Pay Infected Workers
Renee Morgan, a housekeeper at a nursing home in St. Louis, caught Covid-19 in late April and considered herself lucky. Her case was mild. Her quarantine wasn’t. Morgan, 57, was
Black and Puerto Rican Caucus Focuses on Nursing Home Workers
Members of the legislature’s Black and Puerto Rican Caucus traveled the state Monday visiting nursing homes from Stamford to Hartford to let the workers know they have their backs. Sen.
Federal Workplace Safety Officials Investigate Three Connecticut Nursing Homes
Federal workplace safety inspectors are investigating the death or hospitalization of at least three Connecticut elder care workers due to complications from COVID-19. The investigations come as union officials say
‘We’re essential workers and we’re hurting right now’: Coronavirus is taking a devastating toll on nursing home employees
With the coronavirus tearing through the Chelsea Place Care Center in Hartford, Cassondra Diaz was careful to take precautions. She always wore a mask, even though she worked as a
Data: 70% of CT coronavirus-linked deaths have occurred in senior care facilities
As Connecticut leaders this week unveiled plans to ramp up testing among the most vulnerable communities hit by COVID-19, the number of infections and deaths at senior care facilities continued