We have shared reports on Highview Nursing Home in Northhampton before.
While we were pleased to see the closure of Highview of Northampton, one of the lowest-rated nursing facilities in Massachusetts, at the end of 2024, we raised concerns about the closure process. We were particularly concerned that many residents would be pressured to accept placements distant from Northampton and their families and friends. Unfortunately, many of our fears have been realized.
Greta Jochem, an investigative reporter with the Springfield Republican and MassLive.com, has reported on the impact in March 12 article: WMass advocates feared a nursing home closing would force long travel. They were right(pdf).
DignityMA analyzed of the discharge data obtained by Greta Jochem from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Read the Highview Discharge data summary by DignityMA(pdf) and view Jochem’s spreadsheet of the DPH data (xlsx).