Published April 26. 2021 11:46PM
HARTFORD (AP) The Connecticut House of Representatives on Monday overwhelmingly passed legislation that will let residents of nursing homes install cameras in their rooms, allowing them to be monitored virtually by their families.
While the issue had been raised in previous legislative sessions, it took on new life this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to a visitation ban at nursing homes across the state to prevent the spread of disease.
“The pandemic really shined a spotlight on the need for technology in our long-term care facilities,” said Rep. Kathleen McCarty, R-Waterford, noting there are more than 20,000 nursing home residents in the state. “During the pandemic they were left without really any true connection to their families members and their loved ones and technology came to the rescue.”
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If the church is offering it, it must be safe : Middletown inoculates seniors at AME Zion
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Fifty individuals 75 and older received their COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday morning at Cross Street AME Zion Church in Middletown, as part of an effort to inoculate older members of the congregation.Cassandra Day / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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From left are the Revs. Moses Harville of Cross Street AME Zion Church and Robyn Anderson, president of the Middletown Ministerial Health Fellowship. They hosted a COVID vaccine clinic Tuesday at the church.Cassandra Day / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Needles full of the Moderna vaccine are shown at Tuesday’s clinic at Cross Street AME Zion Church in Middletown.Cassandra Day / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
By Keith M. Phaneuf and Kasturi Pananjady
Gov. Ned Lamont is expected to propose a lean budget Wednesday that averts tax hikes while closing a major deficit and positions Connecticut’s economy to recover from the coronavirus pandemic.
But some of the governor’s fellow Democrats fear “lean” really means austere and that the plan will lack targeted tax relief and expanded investments in health care, social services and transportation without which, they say, a recovery that includes all classes is impossible.
“At the end of the day, the governor will be focused on preparing Connecticut for recovery and growth,” Office of Policy and Management Secretary Melissa McCaw said of the biennial budget Lamont will unveil on Wednesday.
Gov. Ned Lamont is expected to propose a lean budget Wednesday that averts tax hikes while closing a major deficit and positions Connecticut s economy to