Dignity Alliance MA is effecting change for people with disabilities and older adults in MA living at home and in facilities. This influence is possible through our members’ work at identifying, discussing, and publicizing existing issues in long term care. DignityMA follows up by educating government officials and recommending specific changes.
DignityMA has become a resource for media, both through opinion pieces as well as expert sources in articles. Below are published articles by, or quoting DignityMA members starting mid-July 2024.
The intention is to put newest first, but the table can be resorted using the up/down arrow icons associated with each heading.
| Title | Date | Publisher | Members | Topics | Download | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A good old age is something to wish for, but for many it can be out of reach | 2024-09030 | Boston Globe | Margaret Morganroth Gullette | Aging | A good old age is something to wish for, but for many it can be out of reach | Not everyone has a choice in how they age. |
| A step toward ending nursing home horror stories | 2024-08-30 | Boston Globe | Paul Lanzikos | Long Term Care Bill, Legislation | A step toward ending nursing home horror stories | Editorial encourages Governor Healey to sign the Long Term Care Bill |
| 3 Blupoint nursing homes in Massachusetts taken over by outside company after I-Team reports | 2024-08-30 | WBZ News | Paul Lanzikos | Nursing Home Oversight | 3 Blupoint nursing homes in Massachusetts taken over by outside company after I-Team reports | After I-Team Report, BluPoint paid workers. |
| Guest column: Nursing home reform bill overdue on Beacon Hill | 2024-08-11 | Worcester Telegram and Gazette | Richard Moore, Jim Lomastro | Long Term Care Bill | Guest column: Nursing home reform bill overdue on Beacon Hill | Long Term Care bill postponed until next year |
| The shame of the state’s nursing homes | 2024-08-04 | Boston Globe | Jim Lomastro | Nursing Home Staffing, Nursing Home Oversight | After reports of dismal conditions, nursing homes need more sta — and more oversight | Homes need help recruiting and retaining sta. They also need stricter regulation to ensure revenues that could go to patient care aren’t diverted to owners. |
| Facilities without air conditioning should not be tolerated | 2024-08-04 | Margaret Morganroth Gullette | Nursing Home Air conditioning | Facilities without air conditioning should not be tolerated | Nursing home residents are particularly vulnerable to dehydration, heatstroke, and even death from overheating. | |
| Lack of effective oversight on nursing homes poses serious concerns | 2024-08-02 | Salem News | Paul Lanzikos, Richard Moore | Nursing Home Oversight | Concern about the oversight of a number of nursing homes in the Commonwealth and the well-being of their residents and staff. | |
| Novack & Moore: Mass. has chance to help nursing home residents | 2024-07-28 | Boston Herald | Sandy Novack, Richard Moore | Personal Needs Allowance, Legislation | Novack & Moore: Mass. has chance to help nursing home residents (pdf) | Urges governor and legislature to increase the Personal Needs Allowance in the 2025 budget |
| Reforms promising greater oversight and regulation of nursing and long-term care facilities pass Senate | 2024-07-24 | Boston Globe | Paul Lanzikos | Long Term Care Bill, Legislation | Reforms promising greater oversight and regulation of nursing and long-term care facilities pass Senate (pdf) | Long Term Care bill would bring "sweeping reforms" to MA |