Connecticut Health Care News at CT News Junkie
Bridgeport Health Care Center: Consent Order/December 2007 Survey Findings signed 7/3/08
Another LTC Facility in financial trouble: Coleman Park, owned and operated by Bridgeport Health Care Center ...what a surprise! Read the story and post comments here...
View the Slide Show here.....
Coleman Employees, Residents, Friends and Families CONTACT your Elected Officials!
Saint Vincent's Hospital in Bridgeport graduates RN's: Hospitals say the nurses' entrance into the workforce comes at a time of serious nursing shortages in the state. They say these nurses' influx will serve only as a temporary fix. 5/16/08
........ at the same time, announcing they are eliminating LPN's! 5/19/08
Legislature Left Nursing-Home Reforms On Table 5/9/08
Report Identifies Death Rate in Connecticut due to Lack of Insurance 4/3/08Press Release 3/26/08: Nursing homes to get Staff Increase
Nurse shortage affecting elder care 3/2/08 KEN DIXON: Read article and comments from readers
State Needs to Pay Up Saying they are owed $50 million by the state, Connecticut's nursing
homes in Connecticut are threatening to go to federal regulators in Washington to demand
payment. 2/16/08
Connecticut Attorney General's Office Press Release Blumenthal, Wyman Announce Sweeping
Reforms In Nursing Home Regulation February 8, 2008
2/08: The QIO Statement of Work (SOW) is based on Part B of Title XI of the Social Security
Act (hereinafter referred to as the Act), as amended by the Peer Review Improvement Act of
1982. The Act established the Utilization and Quality Control Peer Review Organization
Program, now known as the QIO Program.....As part of the 9th SOW, QIOs will be required to
offer help to specific nursing homes and hospitals that have not recently performed well on
important quality measures. Please refer to the "Downloads" section at the bottom of this page
to learn more about the facilities targeted for improvement under the 9th SOW.
Connecticut Facilities Targeted Measures Explanation for Targeted Facilities
Governor Rell: Governor Rell's State of the State Address
Senate Democrats Nursing Home Reform Package 1/16/08
State's Health Plan Moves Forward - The Hartford Courant 1/04/08 The state is one step
closer to offering affordable health care....
(National Council of State Nursing Boards); particularly the list of activities / duties
starting on page 28.... You will be amazed and appalled. A Model Curriculum for
Medication Administration by Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP)
Connecticut Nurses Advocating Change
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