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The question remains: Why haven’t governments fully flexed their existing regulatory muscles to enforce vital reforms in nursing homes? With the welfare of vulnerable residents at stake, the urgency for decisive action has never been clearer.
Charlene Harrington, RN, PhD, University of San Francisco, How for-profit nursing home regulators can use the powers they already have to fix growing problems with poor-quality care, The Conversation, March 14, 2024
“Quite frankly we are sick of the disturbing pattern of health care administrators in our community taking advantage for their own personal gain.”
State Sen. Liz Mirand, in comments sparked by the Edgar P. Benjamin Healthcare Center’s planned closure, Local leaders push to keep Boston nursing home open, Boston10News, March 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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Upcoming Events
- March 19, 2024 – May 2, 2024 – 7th Annual Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day Symposium
- 9:00 am – 6:00 pm, April 1, 2024 – A New Way Home: Medicaid & Reentry
- 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, April 10, 2024 – Hidden Profits in the Nursing Home Industry
- 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, April 10, 2024 – Webinar - Hidden Profits in the Nursing Home Industry
- 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm, April 16, 2024 – Collaborating for Justice for Older African Americans Guide - Webinar 3 - In conversation about Collaborating for Justice
- 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, May 16, 2024 – BCIL Anniversary Celebration
- 8:30 am – 3:30 pm, June 20, 2024 – Getting Up to Speed in Social Work’s Role in Elder Care: Challenges and Developments
- 8:30 am – 3:30 pm, June 20, 2024 – Webinar: Getting Up to Speed in Social Work’s Role in Elder Care: Challenges and Developments
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In the News
2024-03-19 Spotlight: How for-profit nursing home regulators can use the powers they already have to fix growing problems with poor-quality care
The Conversation, March 14, 2024 Governments at both state and federal levels ...
2024-03-29 Spotlight: For-profit nursing homes are cutting corners on safety and draining resources with financial shenanigans − especially at midsize chains that dodge public scrutiny
The Conversation, March 14, 2024 For-profit nursing ...
Study Session – Care Planning Made Simple & the New POLST Program
Presenter: Ellen DiPaola, JD, President & CEO, Honoring Choices Massachusetts Topics covered:
- The new Health Care ...
2024-03-11 Spotlight: The ‘hidden profits’ in the nursing home industry
By Dr. Ashvin Gandhi and Dr. Andrew Olenski
March 4, 2024
Summary prepared by Becker’s Hospital Review
A recent ...
Benjamin Healthcare Center Plans to Close
DignityMA Globe Letters on Private Equity
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