Long-term care providers to pilot new teamwork training protocol
By
Ashley Carman
Jul 19, 2013
A Medicare quality improvement organization is looking for long-term care providers to pilot its new teamwork training program, TeamSTEPPS. According to the program’s website, it aims to optimize...
Facilities’ bankruptcy filing marks latest twist in Connecticut nursing home strike
By
McKnight's Staff
Feb 26, 2013
The five Connecticut nursing homes involved in a high-profile workers strike filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday, citing monthly losses from contracts with union workers.
Striking nursing home employees return to work in Connecticut, but conflict continues
By
McKnight's Staff
Feb 21, 2013
About 600 nursing home workers in Connecticut will return to their jobs after an eight-month strike, but they still haven’t resolved their differences with operator HealthBridge Management.
NLRB: Judge will grant injunction against owners in long-running nursing homes’ strike
Dec 13, 2012
A federal judge intends to grant an injunction filed by the National Labor Relations Board that would put approximately 600 workers back on the job at five nursing homes in Connecticut.
Nursing homes and unions: ready for another ugly round?
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 28, 2012
Unions in nursing homes may be headed for a new level of negative exposure given the latest flare-up in the eternal battle that has waged in Connecticut. It has already brought partisan criticism to the...
Nursing home evacuations kept residents safe from Hurricane Irene
Aug 30, 2011
Mandatory nursing home evacuations helped states avert tragedy as Hurricane Irene made its way up the East Coast over the weekend, officials said.
Connecticut healthcare workers union announces new contracts
Jun 30, 2011
Connecticut’s biggest healthcare workers’ union announced Wednesday that it now has contract agreements with 25 skilled nursing facilities across the state.