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Families have gone through extraordinary lengths to visit loved ones in nursing homes. Soon they may hug again.
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Confetti flies in the air as Jeanne Peters, 95, a rehab patient at The Reservoir, a nursing facility, gestures after she was given the first COVID-19 vaccination as Mary Lou Galushko, left, looks on,Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, in West Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Stephen Dunn, Pool)Stephen Dunn / Associated Press
It’s been nearly a year since Gov. Ned Lamont issued an executive order restricting nursing home visits throughout the state hundreds of days since many residents have been able to hug their children, grandchildren, or great-grandchildren. But now, with new federal guidance released this week, long-awaited hugs with vaccinated seniors can officially resume.
As a business reporter, I write about small businesses opening and closing, manufacturing, food and drink, labor issues and economic data. I particularly love writing about the impact of state and federal policy on local businesses. I also do some education reporting, covering colleges in southeastern Connecticut and regional K-12 issues.
Erica Moser
As a business reporter, I write about small businesses opening and closing, manufacturing, food and drink, labor issues and economic data. I particularly love writing about the impact of state and federal policy on local businesses. I also do some education reporting, covering colleges in southeastern Connecticut and regional K-12 issues.
dog, here is the number two. is this direction we should go with our children? liz stern parenting blogger and dr. brian russell is a clinical psychologist. great to have you both on this topic. we have a lot of questions. dr. russell, starting with you first, on one hand you read this, this is great. i will get this as a gift for all my friends. on the other hand, this is totally crazy. this is book that is babies eat. does it make sense? what do you think? the books read to me were about heath cliff the cat, not heath cliff and cathy. i m doing okay though i m just reading moby dick. reading to kids is good but you can stimulate their minds is hand-me-down golden books. we have a this consultant made a point to me this morning. she said, in a way this is sort of the ultimate cliff notes spoiler. moby dick wasn t meant to be
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months. let s bring in our all female panel. liz stern founder of divamoms.com. and dr. ludwick. horrible story. can the parents be charged do you think they should be? wow, it is a really complex issue here. the parents are morally responsib responsible. are they legally responsible? i don t know. but they have got to be monitoring what they are doing. they are responsible in the sense that they are not watching what the kids are doing. to hear parents say, not my kid. we seem to live in a society where nobody takes