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The question remains: Why haven’t governments fully flexed their existing regulatory muscles to enforce vital reforms in nursing homes? With the welfare of vulnerable residents at stake, the urgency for decisive action has never been clearer.

Charlene Harrington, RN, PhD, University of San Francisco, How for-profit nursing home regulators can use the powers they already have to fix growing problems with poor-quality care, The Conversation, March 14, 2024

“Quite frankly we are sick of the disturbing pattern of health care administrators in our community taking advantage for their own personal gain.”

State Sen. Liz Mirand, in comments sparked by the Edgar P. Benjamin Healthcare Center’s planned closure, Local leaders push to keep Boston nursing home open, Boston10News, March 15, 2024

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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.

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In the News

2024-03-19 Spotlight: How for-profit nursing home regulators can use the powers they already have to fix growing problems with poor-quality care

By Charlene Harrington, RN, PhD, University of San Francisco
The Conversation, March 14, 2024 Governments at both state and federal levels ...

Study Session – Care Planning Made Simple & the New POLST Program

Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Presenter: Ellen DiPaola, JD, President & CEO, Honoring Choices Massachusetts Topics covered:

2024-03-11 Spotlight: The ‘hidden profits’ in the nursing home industry

University of California Los Angeles
By Dr. Ashvin Gandhi and Dr. Andrew Olenski
March 4, 2024
Summary prepared by Becker’s Hospital Review

A recent ...

Benjamin Healthcare Center Plans to Close

The Benjamin Healthcare Center, on Mission Hill in Boston, is a long-term skilled facility that has been in operation since ...

DignityMA Globe Letters on Private Equity

Both former Senator Richard Moore and Margaret Morganroth Gullette published Letters to the Editor in the March 5 Boston Globe ...

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