(a) A nursing home administrator of a chronic and convalescent nursing home or a rest home with nursing supervision shall ensure that all facility staff receive annual in-service training in an area specific to the needs of the patient population at such facilities, including patients’ fear of retaliation from employees or others. A nursing home administrator shall ensure that any person conducting the in-service training is familiar with needs of the patient population at the facility, provided such training need not be conducted by a qualified social worker or qualified social worker consultant. A nursing home administrator shall ensure that the in-service training in patients’ fear of retaliation includes discussion of (1) patients’ rights to file complaints and voice grievances, (2) examples of what might constitute or be perceived as employee retaliation against patients, and (3) methods of preventing employee retaliation and alleviating patients’ fear of such retaliation.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 19a-522c

  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Public Health or the commissioner's designee. See Connecticut General Statutes 19a-490
  • Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or association. See Connecticut General Statutes 19a-490
  • rest home: means a community residence that furnishes, in single or multiple facilities, food and shelter to two or more persons unrelated to the proprietor and, in addition, provides services that meet a need beyond the basic provisions of food, shelter and laundry and may qualify as a setting that allows residents to receive home and community-based services funded by state and federal programs. See Connecticut General Statutes 19a-490

(b) A nursing home administrator of a chronic and convalescent nursing home or a rest home with nursing supervision shall designate one staff person in each such home to review and make recommendations to the administrator concerning residents with dementia, including, but not limited to: (1) Factors which affect person-centered care, (2) wellness indicators, and (3) staff training programs for dementia care capability. The designated staff person shall monitor implementation of approved recommendations.

(c) A nursing home administrator of a chronic and convalescent nursing home or a rest home with nursing supervision shall ensure that all facility staff receive training upon employment and annually thereafter in Alzheimer’s disease and dementia symptoms and care.

(d) In accordance with § 19a-36, the Commissioner of Public Health shall amend the Public Health Code to implement the provisions of this section.