A Chester nursing home has been fined $1,730 by the state in connection with incidents of verbal and physical abuse of residents and for failing to report rashes to a doctor for several days. (more…) Continue Reading →
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Five Nursing Homes Fined
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Five Connecticut nursing homes received fines of more $1,000 each from the state Department of Public Health in connection with lapses of residents’ care, including cases that led to broken bones. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Fines & Sanctions, Aurora Senior Living of New Britain, Aurora Sennior Living of East Hartford, Middlesex Health Care Center, Portland Care & Rehabilitation Center, Woodlake At Tolland Rehabilitation & Nursing Center
Malloy Proposes Beefing Up Child Care Inspections
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Gov. Dannel Malloy’s proposed state budget for FY 2015 includes $1.5 million to add 28 child care inspectors, so that the frequency of licensing inspections of day care facilities can be increased to once a year. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Fines & Sanctions, Child Care Aware of America, child care inspectors, Connecticut Department of Public Health, Gov. Dannell Malloy, Myra Jones-Taylor, Office of Early Childhood
Middletown Doc Fined By Banking Dept. For Soliciting Investments
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A Middletown physician has been sanctioned and fined by the state banking department for selling unregistered securities to investors, including at least one former patient, and using some of the proceeds to pay his medical malpractice insurance. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Fines & Sanctions, Banking Department's Securities and Business Investments Division, Connecticut Banking Department, Dr. Wayne P. Franco, Edward Taiman, New Heart LLC
More Action On Child Care: State And In-home Providers Reach Agreement
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The state and the recently formed union representing family child care providers in the Connecticut Care 4 Kids program announced an agreement Thursday that will provide for professional development and wage increases. The agreement came after nine months of negotiations between the two parties. Family child care providers who provide in-home care will undergo a four-hour orientation program that will include specialized trainings and information on the quality-enhancement programs offered by the Office of Early Childhood, the governor’s office said. Also, the state will offer incentives for license-exempt providers who seek state licensure, through a one-time, $500 bonus for maintaining their license status. The state now has hundreds of unlicensed family day care providers. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Fines & Sanctions, Connecticut Care 4 Kids, Connecticut Office of Early Childhood, Gov. Dannel Malloy
Child Care Licensing Oversight Lacks Consistency, Report Finds
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A consultants’ review of Connecticut’s child care licensing system recommends that the state boost training for providers and eliminate inconsistencies in the way inspectors interpret and apply regulations. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Fines & Sanctions, Connecticut Office of Early Childhoold, Myra Jones-Taylor, National Association for Regulatory Administration
State’s Early Childhood Director Wants Better Oversight
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The director of the state’s Office of Early Childhood said Thursday she supports increasing the frequency of health and safety inspections of child care facilities, in the wake of a C-HIT story detailing lapses in oversight. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Fines & Sanctions, Child Care Aware of America, Connecticut Department of Public Health, Myra Jones-Taylor, Office of Early Childhood
Eight Nursing Homes Fined, Following One Death, Care Lapses
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Eight Connecticut nursing homes have been fined by the state Department of Public Health in connection with one resident’s death and other incidents of rapid weight gain, cuts and broken bones among residents. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Fines & Sanctions, Beacon Brook Health Center, Connecticut Department of Public Health, Hamden Health Care Center, Ingraham Manor, Liinda A. Urbanski, Linda Garcia, Manchester Manor Health Care Center
State’s Child Care Oversight: Minimal Monitoring, Lax Enforcement
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On its website, the Tumble Bugs Day School in Norwalk boasts a “highly experienced, nurturing” staff who serve infants and toddlers in a “stimulating setting.”
But a review of state Department of Public Health records shows the child care center has had numerous complaints and citations in recent years for lapses in supervision that have injured and traumatized young children. In 2010, the center failed to notify parents when a balancing board fell on a toddler. The same year, DPH cited the center for failing to take action against a staff member who restrained a toddler on a cot by “holding down his head and body” and then falsely reported that a scratch on the boy’s face was an accident. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Fines & Sanctions, I-Team In-Depth, Bill Gerrish, Child Care Aware of America, child care center, Colleen Moran, Colorful World Child Day Care, Cookie Club
State’s Juvenile Incarceration Rate Plummets: Report
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Connecticut is one of nine states recognized in a new national report for significantly reducing youth incarceration rates since 2001 – a drop attributed to new policies and expanded community alternatives to detention. (more…) Continue Reading →