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“In the past, states proposed kicking people off if they ‘didn’t use enough hours.’ Imagine losing meal prep or transfer assistance overnight. When Medicaid is cut, it’s not just our lives that are disrupted—it’s the livelihoods of the people who make independent living possible. Most PCAs are low-income women, immigrants, and people of color. When Medicaid is cut, it’s not just our independence that’s threatened—it’s their livelihoods, too.”

Dianna Hu, a software engineer and President of the Boston Center for Independent Living  Board of Trustees who depends on personal care assistants (PCAs), The Human Toll of Medicaid Cuts (Harvard Law School on Disability, October 8, 2025)

“Memory care has been very institutional, traditionally. Maybe there’s a different way to do this — get people out of an institution, give them quality housing, the ability to dine with quality fresh food, make sure their chronic conditions are managed properly — and let them socialize by design. They’ll stay out of a more acute setting and cost the public health system less. That’s the vision there.”

Oussama Souadi, who operates two assisted-living communities in the District of Columbia, Why a dementia village in the Netherlands is fueling hope in D.C. (*Washington Post, November 10, 2025)

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• MA at a Crossroads: DignityMA’s Vision for Long-Term Care
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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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