Nursing home industry fears impact of 52 possible strikes SUSAN HAIGH, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail The looming possibility of strikes at 52 or more nursing homes, roughly a third of the facilities in Connecticut, could exacerbate the financial instability of a sector still struggling to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, a top representative of the state's nursing home industry warned Wednesday. Matt Barrett, president and CEO the Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities/Connecticut Center for Assisted Living, said his members are also very concerned about their ability to find replacement workers to staff their buildings amid a labor shortage if agreements can't be reached on expiring labor contracts and there are walkouts.