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PLEASE NOTE: The Dignity Digest will not be published from June 17 – July 8. We anticipate the next Digest on July 18. (Don’t miss Edition 240 on June 10!)

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• Resource Websites – curated list of allies and experts
• Dignity Digests – weekly compilation of articles on long-term services, support, and care.
• Legislative Priorities – Current bills advancing our goals
• Priorities – In-depth and updated information on our priorities

Heard recently (Visit Quotes page for more)

“A well-designed Public Guardian system in Massachusetts will provide dignity, safety, and well-being to our most vulnerable citizens.”

Wynn Gerhard, Chairwoman, Massachusetts Guardianship Policy Institute, Report on Guardianship: Ten Year Review & Recommendations, June 2025

“[The minimum staffing requirement] serves two important purposes: “1. To clean up the worst of the worst providers, who are profiteering off of resident neglect, and 2. To improve the value of the care that Americans are paying for through the Medicare and Medicaid systems. We pay for good care but, far too often, we don’t get it.”

Richard Mollot, Executive Director, Long Term Care Community Coalition, Republicans in Congress want to get rid of federal staffing requirement for nursing homes, Spectrum News 1, June 4, 2025

Mission

Dignity Alliance Massachusetts is dedicated to transformative change to ensure the dignity of older adults, people with disabilities, and their caregivers.  We are committed to advancing new ways of providing long-term services, support, living options, and care, while respecting choice and self-determination.  Through education, legislation, regulatory reform, and legal strategies, this mission will become reality throughout the Commonwealth.

As a grass-roots coalition of aging and disability service and advocacy organizations and supporters, Dignity Alliance Massachusetts works to secure fundamental changes.

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DignityMA Priorities and Key Topics

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Massachusetts Advocates for Nursing Homes has essential information on nursing homes in MA, including advice for resolving complaints.

Urgent Action Items

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In the News

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• The MA Senate released a report in response to COVID-19. Read more, including the DignityMA response, on the Policies page.
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