Melissa in the Morning: Slipped through the Cracks

In an update, the nursing supervisor on duty when a 93-year-old woman died outside the nursing home, has multiple sexual assault charges against him. The death of this woman led the state to order the closure of Bickford Health Care Center in Windsor Locks and requiring patients to be transferred to other facilities by April 10th. It leads to a bigger conversation about how people handling our most vulnerable populations are able to slip through the cracks for employers. We spoke about this with Senator Paul Cicarella, the leading Republican on the legislature’s General Law, Judiciary, and Public Safety and Security Committees.

For more information in the bill Sen. Cicarella referred to in this podcast: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB00325&which_year=2026

https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05327-R00-HB.PDF