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The Connecticut Department of Social Services announced last week that it will host, in collaboration with Connie and UCONN, an informational session to provide important information related to the CT Home and Community-Based Services Value-Based Payment (VBP) Initiative on Friday, September 25, 2026, at 1 p.m.
Connecticut's minimum wage will increase from $16.94 to $17.48 per hour beginning Jan. 1, 2027, Gov. Ned Lamont announced last week.
The Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS) has issued two proposed amendments to the state's Medicaid plan, addressing personal care attendant wages and the renewal of a long-standing home care program for older adults.
The Connecticut Department of Social Services is inviting Connecticut home care and personal care assistant waiver adult family living providers to a meeting to discuss the future of the Adult Family Living (AFL) Service in Connecticut.
An amendment adopted earlier this week in the state House of Representatives establishes minimum caregiver training requirements for home care agencies in Connecticut.
HCAOA Connecticut, along with CT Association for Healthcare at Home, negotiated the final details of House Bill 5143 with leaders of the Aging Committee and the Department of Consumer Protection. HCAOA Connecticut has advocated for years for a Medicaid rate increase for home care.
The legislature’s Human Services Committee heard those calls and approved House Bill 5561 unanimously on March 19. The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection is reminding home care agencies to register with the Department before engaging in business in Connecticut.
Any organization providing companion or homemaker services in Connecticut is required to register with the Department by Oct. 31 of each year by completing an application; pay a $375 application fee; maintain a surety bond of at least $10,000 coverage; and ensure all employees hired after Oct.1, 2006, submit to a comprehensive background check. The increase is required by a bill approved by Governor Lamont in 2019 that incrementally raised the state’s minimum wage five successive times and, beginning in 2024, tied annual minimum wage changes to the federal employment cost index.
Connecticut currently has the second highest state minimum wage, behind Washington at $17.13 an hour. Hourly minimum wage in California is set at $16.90, and neighboring states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island are $16.25, while most of New York is $16 per hour. Minimum hourly wage in Hawaii is also $16 while Washington, D.C. is $17.95. Connecticut Chapter Member Pansy Homecare Receives Distinguished Purple Flag Accreditation12/17/2025
HCAOA Connecticut Chapter member Pansy Homecare Service of West Hartford last Tuesday was awarded a Purple Flag Accreditation, the first non-medical home care agency to earn the prestigious designation.
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State lawmakers representing Milford, Shelton, Trumbull, Fairfield and other area towns are invited to attend and participate in a: The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection last week warned credential holders and the public about a new scam impersonating Department enforcement personnel and other officials to steal personal information and money.
 HCAOA Connecticut Chapter leaders last Wednesday presented an outstanding leadership award to state Representative Jillian Gilchrest (D-West Hartford), co-chair of the Human Services Committee, at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford. Pictured from left above are: Mario D’Aquila, chief operating officer of Assisted Living Services in Cheshire and Chair of the DSS Medicaid committee; Chapter Chair Marlene Chickerella, owner of B&M Homemaking in West Haven; Rep. Gilchrest; and Chapter Vice Chair Jonah Francis, president of Pansy Homecare Service in West Hartford.
The MyCTSavings program is reminding employers to become compliant with Connecticut’s retirement security law, the Comptroller’s Office said in a statement recently.
Governor Ned Lamont announced that he has proclaimed November 2025 as Alzheimer’s Awareness Month in Connecticut. The proclamation brings greater awareness to Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, while recognizing the thousands of Connecticut residents living with the condition and the many caregivers who support them.
Susan Oderwald of Newtown, Conn., HCAOA Connecticut Chapter chair of the transition plan advisory committee, and owner of Always Best Care Milford, recently received an official citation from the Connecticut General Assembly in recognition of her retirement after 12 years “of commitment and dedicated service…to compassionate in-home care and assisted living placement for seniors [that] has made a lasting impact on countless families and left a legacy on the community.” Congratulations! Please see a video of National HealthCare Associates Director of Business Development Danielle Ramos receiving the citation on behalf of Ms. Oderwald from state Senator and Deputy Majority Leader James Maroney (D-Milford), Co-Chairman of the General Law Committee.
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