Posted on April 24, 2019 by Greg MacKinnon
Hartford – State Representative Jay Case (R-Winsted) welcomed Karla Ferrer, who is an accomplished Special Olympics Connecticut (SOCT) athlete, to the House of Representatives on Wednesday, April 24th. The organization came to the Capitol to provide an opportunity for state legislators to meet with SOCT athletes and learn more about their activities both on and off the athletic field. Karla was joined by her family’s service dog, Mickey, who has been trained locally at ECAD (Educated Canines Assisting…
Posted on April 3, 2019 by Greg MacKinnon
Photo: Chaim Gewirtzman, left, provides the 2019 Outstanding Leadership Award to Rep. Jay Case, right, at the Legislative Office Building on Wednesday, April 3, 2019.
Hartford – State Representative Jay Case (R-Winsted) was recognized on Wednesday morning by the Association of Homecare Agencies & Home Care Association of America Connecticut. The organization provided him with recognition this morning with their 2019 Outstanding Leadership Award.
“We have to make sure that we do not inhibit our home…
Posted on March 26, 2019 by Greg MacKinnon
HARTFORD — The legislature’s Human Services Committee unanimously voted to move legislation increasing minimum staffing levels in Connecticut nursing homes from 1.4 hours per patient to 2.3 hours per patient to the Senate floor during a committee meeting late Tuesday morning.
State Representatives Michelle Cook, D-Torrington, and Jay Case, R-Winsted, who also serve on the Human Services Committee, championed this bill to improve the quality of care for patients in skilling nursing facilities.
“We…
