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Recent Quotes (See more on the Quotes Page)

“Nobody came.”

Nick Papadopoulos, a 38 year-old resident in a Georgia nursing home trying to get assistance after a confused resident tried to get into bed with him, He lost 10 years in a Georgia nursing home. It’s becoming more common (USA Today, September 7, 2026)

“When there’s a lack of any of those three — of care, dignity or safety — that’s when people like me become involved to try to hold these big corporations accountable for not providing the things that they promise to provide. . . What I hope happens is that the new people come in and they commit to doing a safe, good job for all of our elderly population and they break the Genesis mold. My fear is that they’re going to do the exact same thing.”

Tyler Atkins, founding partner of an Albuquerque-based law firm that takes on nursing home abuse and wrongful death cases, Advocates worry nothing will change as troubled nursing home operator goes bankrupt (The Sante Fe New Mexican, September 5, 2026)

“We simply do not have enough people in our domestic market, when you exclude immigrants, to fill those [care service] jobs [from home health aides to assisted living].”

Kezia Scales, vice-president of policy and research at the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute, ‘He was a lifeline’ – Families at a loss after Haitian caregivers let go in US (BBC, September 5, 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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