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Despite the modesty of the minimum staffing rule, it is a critical step in ensuring residents living in the most poorly staffed nursing homes in the country begin to receive better care. If the lawsuit is successful, it will place untold numbers of nursing home residents in harm’s way.

Consumer Voice Files Amicus Briefs in Support of Minimum Staffing Rule in Nursing Homes, The Consumer Voice, December 2024

“[Edgar P. Benjamin Healthcare Center in Boston] has existed in the community for 100 years now, and our hope is that with additional time, additional stabilization, it will be able to exist for another 100 years and provide that quality care that it’s known for.”

Oren Sellstrom, Litigation Director, Lawyers for Civil Rights, 25 Investigates: Receiver unravels financial mess at Boston nursing home, 25News, December 4, 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.

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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Massachusetts Long Term Care Ombudsman Program

Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
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Learn about the role of Options Counselors

Presented by Tri-Valley, Center for Living & Working (CLW), and Elder Services of Worcester (ESWA) on December 6, 2024.

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2024-12-03 Spotlight: MA Could Better Ensure That Nursing Homes Comply With Federal Requirements for Life Safety, Emergency Preparedness, and Infection Control

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Inspector General
November 9, 2024

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