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‘Connecticut’s elder care reckoning’

Part 1 – CT’s aging population is growing, but support systems are struggling

Part 2 – Connecticut’s nursing homes facing an uncertain future

Part 3 – Advocates fear rising inequality in CT elder care services

Part 4 – Home care providers: A growing but unregulated industry

Sidebar – CT has no ombudsman for those aging in place

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‘Nursing homes in peril’

‘Lawsuits, fines, complaints put pressure on Athena nursing homes’

‘CT nursing home conditions raise alarms as inspections lag’

‘Lawmakers push for more transparency in nursing home spending’

‘After 50 years, a five-star nursing home closes – with a warning’

‘Danbury nursing home facing fines after assault allegations’

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Cyberattack in three Connecticut hospitals

‘Inside the cyberattack at Prospect Medical Holdings’ CT hospitals’

‘Lamont warned cyberattack, vendor debt put sale of Prospect hospitals at risk’

‘Prospect-YNHH deal nearing 1 year of waiting for CT approval’

‘CT Prospect patients, staff plead for YNHH sale in emails to Lamont’

‘Meet the hospital mega-landlord at the center of the Yale-Prospect deal’

‘Yale Health wants $80M from CT for Prospect hospitals deal, sources say’

Religious health sharing ministries

‘I’m relying on prayer.’ Complaints pile up against health care sharing ministries as state mounts a defense

‘It appears this is a scam:’ Complaints accelerate against health care sharing ministries in Connecticut

COVID in Connecticut

‘As Connecticut nursing home deaths mounted, months passed without broad testing’

‘Why are some nursing homes hit harder by COVID-19? Data offers clues’

‘The state doesn’t track how many nursing home workers have coronavirus. That has fueled concern about transmission and staffing.’

‘Nursing homes hit hard by COVID-19 had more staffing, infection control problems before pandemic’

‘Connecticut’s slow start on COVID-19 tests: Why that’s a problem’

Enterprise stories

‘Fix or nix? CT’s ‘certificate of need’ law under scrutiny’

‘In 2016, Rockville was a bustling local hospital. Then Prospect Medical took over.’

‘What if a local hospital goes broke? CT lacks receivership authority’

‘As pandemic wears on, Connecticut prepares to launch its long-awaited health information exchange’

‘Athena nursing home company owes towns more than $750K’

‘Complaint backlog at CT nursing homes, hospitals is years long’