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As we celebrate the 200th issue of the Dignity Digest, we ask readers to share their understanding of “dignity”. Learn how to contribute at The Meaning of Dignity post.

DignityMA endorsed several important bills that did not pass. There is still time! Visit the Legislation Advocacy page for more information.

FYI: We have not had time to complete the Dignity Digest. The next edition is scheduled for Monday, October 7.

Heard recently (Visit Quotes page for more)

“We seem to be putting the most burden on the people least equipped to deal with it.”

Steve Adams, president of the Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts, commenting on the impact of the closure the Nashoba Valley Community Hospital, Closed Steward hospitals leave ambulance services scrambling to cover gaps, *Boston Globe, September 13, 2024

“If you take government money and you’re taking it to care for people, and you don’t provide the basic care in terms of answering the call bells or changing their bed sheets … isn’t that fraud?”

Michael Burgess, the former director of New York’s Office of the Aging, ‘Living in fear’: Nursing home residents reckon with widespread neglect, Times Union (free access), September 15, 2024

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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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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