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“Aren’t these places regulated? Shouldn’t people be making them safe? Who’s dropping the ball here?”

Theresa Walsh Jr., whose mother was a resident in RegalCare’s Holyoke facility, He’s buying Mass. nursing homes, cutting budgets, and driving down care. The state keeps signing off. (Boston Globe, September 28, 2026)

Everyone’s needs are different, but the need for care, in all its variants, is universal. So, if everyone needs care in some capacity, we have to talk more about that as a value. That means dignity and autonomy, but it also means solidarity and connection, which can come in many forms. It can mean an enhanced culture of volunteerism in society, where there is greater intergenerational interaction, and systems that support that. But it is also about practical things that often exist outside traditional thinking when it comes to care for older people. It means much better rural transport. It means more community centres. It means more social events that aren’t so age-segregated.

Not everyone wants to be in a nursing home. A Dutch dementia village is one alternative (The Irish Times, September 28, 2026)

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