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What makes this guardianship crisis particularly frustrating is that it is entirely fixable. Resolving it requires modest public and private resources alongside dedicated political leadership.

Former AG: State inaction on guardianship is a major leadership failure(*Boston Globe, August 3, 2026)

“That nursing home was the worst experience of my life.”

Lynette Couture, a 55-year-old woman who was recovering in Plymouth Harborside Healthcare’s rehab unit after a  car crash which shattered her left leg, Half of all nursing homes in Massachusetts understaffed (The New Bedford Light, July 28, 2026)

“This Massachusetts [staffing] standard is modest, to say the least. Even if you’re at 3.58, you’re probably not meeting the needs of most of the residents in your nursing home — and that’s just based on science.”

Sam Brooks, National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care policy director, Half of all nursing homes in Massachusetts understaffed (The New Bedford Light, July 28, 2026)

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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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