Welcome

The following three FY 2027 Budget Amendments are DignityMA’s highest priority.

We have several other important FY 2027 Budget Recommendations.

Recent Quotes

“Families are confronting a care crisis that threatens their savings, their jobs and their dignity. Meanwhile, the workers delivering this care suffer because of chronically low wages, a lack of benefits and dire workforce shortages. All the while, the growing influence of private equity is driving up costs and worsening outcomes. America is failing people who are aging and those with disabilities, who should have every opportunity to live at home and thrive in their communities.”

Finance Committee Ranking Member Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Democrats plot post-election staffing mandate revival, broader home care benefits (McKnights Long-Term Care News, May 20, 2026)

For the first time, more older adults with Alzheimer’s and dementia are living in assisted living facilities than in nursing homes.​

Adults 85+ and Those With Dementia Choosing Assisted Living (AARP, May 13, 2026)

“We are relegated to second-class citizen status because while everybody else can access the services and programs of their government online, we cannot.”

Chris Danielsen, a spokesperson for the National Federation of the Blind, The Justice Department Just Shut Disabled People Out of Essential Online Services for Another Year (Truthout, May 24, 2026)

Quick Links

• MA at a Crossroads: DignityMA’s Vision for Long-Term Care
• Resource Websites – curated list of allies and experts
• DignityMA Participants in print – Participants write about DignityMA issues
• Dignity Digests – weekly compilation of articles on long-term services, support, and care.
• Legislative Priorities – Current bills advancing our goals
• Priorities – In-depth and updated information on our priorities

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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DignityMA Priorities and Key Topics

MANHR – A Program of DignityMA

Massachusetts Advocates for Nursing Homes has essential information on nursing homes in MA, including advice for resolving complaints.

In the News

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Remembering with Dignity

A Dignity Alliance MA digital memorial to honor those who died during the COVID-19 Pandemic.