Goal – Supports and Services improvement and expansion of opportunities.
Objectives:
- Support funding for age-friendly, ADA-compliant communities with affordable, accessible public transportation across the state
- Provide a living wage to Homecare workers.
- An end to ageism and ableism in every community in the Commonwealth.
- Accessible, affordable, integrated housing to assist people to remain in their homes and communities.
- Fully including older adults and people with disabilities in work and community spheres such as voting, serving on boards and commissions, and positions of leadership.
- Policies for older adults and people with disabilities must recognize the those living in rural areas or in underserved neighborhoods in urban areas may lack broadband, access to technology, access to health providers, etc.

Facts and Issues
Legislation
See the State Legislative Endorsements page and the Federal Legislative Endorsements page for a list of all Dignity Alliance supported bills.

News
Unlocking Federal Funding to Eliminate Home Care Waitlists – DignityMA Interview with Pete Tiernan
Interviewer: Dignity Digest
Guest: Peter Tiernan Note: For more details on this issue, visit DignityMA Campaign to Restore Elder Care Services ...
Guest: Peter Tiernan Note: For more details on this issue, visit DignityMA Campaign to Restore Elder Care Services ...
DignityMA Campaign to Restore Elder Care Services
Issue Another explanation of this issue and proposal is a DignityMA Interview with Pete Tiernan: Unlocking Federal Funding to Eliminate ...
2026-04-09 Spotlight: Aging with Dignity
Providing Long-Term Supports and Services at Home for Our Nation’s Elders March 2026, By Richard Frank, Sherry Glied, Jonathan Gruber, ...
Policy: Save ECOP Services
Problem Last June, Governor Healey capped the ECOP ( Enhanced Community Options Program) at 7,322 from 9,000. Once the cap ...
2026-03-23 Spotlight: Caregiver Tax Credits Overdue
Caregiver tax credits are overdue *Salem News, March 23, 2026 There is a reckoning coming. Massachusetts, like the rest of ...
2026-03-10 Spotlight: To Make Cuts, State Asks Those Affected
To make cuts, state asks those affected *Boston Globe
March 8, 2026, By Jason Laughlin Summary: Facing a significant fiscal cliff ...
March 8, 2026, By Jason Laughlin Summary: Facing a significant fiscal cliff ...
