Overview

• Joyce Grayson, a visiting nurse, was killed by a patient in a Connecticut halfway house on October 28, 2023.
• Elara Caring, a major home health care provider, faces fines for willfully failing to protect its employees from known risks of workplace violence.
• Investigations revealed Elara Caring had not implemented sufficient safety measures such as emergency panic buttons and safety escorts.
• The company disputes OSHA's findings and plans to contest the citations vigorously.
• Calls for enhanced safety protocols and legislation to protect home health care workers have intensified following the incident.