Opinion: CT's nursing homes must combat staff shortages
We must raise the alarm on minimum staffing standards and support policies that promote better care and work conditions in nursing homes.
Source: ctmirror.org
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We must raise the alarm on minimum staffing standards and support policies that promote better care and work conditions in nursing homes.
State lawmakers from both parties expressed interest in adopting more ambitious mandatory minimum staffing requirements at Connecticut nursing homes during a Tuesday hearing on new regulations from the Department of Public Health.
Many nursing home residents used a Tuesday forum to air concerns about what they described as very poor care and insufficient staffing levels.