Audio Recordings Used As Evidence In Conviction Of Health Care Worker
A former employee of a state-run group home for mentally disabled people was banned today from working in the health care industry after pleading guilty to a charge of negligent cruelty to a person. Gerald Guay,was sentenced by Judge Gary White in Superior Court in Hartford to a five-year suspended prison sentence, three years' probation and 100 hours of community service. White also ordered that Guay refrain from working in hospitals, nursing homes and other care-giving businesses. "You can't work in health care at all," White said. According to the Bloomfield Police Department's arrest warrant application, Guay tormented and tortured...
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The Need For A Centralized Department Of Aging
Seniors in Connecticut will soon have an easier time obtaining State-run services. Under the new plan, Connecticut will have a centralized cabinet-level office on aging created by the Governor. The new agency makes it easier for seniors to get information on long-term care and assisted living care. Services will range from help with basic daily chores to around the clock medical care. The new program will provide alternatives for seniors who may have ordinarily gone to a nursing home. 68% of Connecticut's Medicaid spending goes to institutionalized nursing home care. Studies have shown well over 90% of seniors do not...
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