Dylan’s advice on getting older, as reported in The New York Times The best thingThe best thing about being 80 is that you outlive the clocks that have been chasing you. It’s freedom from that lie that anything was ever under control. You don’t chase the parade anymore. You’re an old king from some vanished […]
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New Jersey stripped Eli Mirlis of his license to operate nursing homes. Why was he able to buy 12 facilities in Massachusetts?*Boston GlobeBy The Editorial BoardNovember 9, 2026 A Spotlight investigation into RegalCare spurred changes, but also raises questions about why the state didn’t step in earlier. In September, the Boston Globe Spotlight team released […]
Seniors in nursing homes need a cost-of-living raise, too*Boston GlobeBy The Editorial BoardNovember 4, 2026 Imagine trying to get by on $72.80 a month for shoes, clothes, and a cell phone plan. Over time, the cost of goods and services goes up. That’s why wages increase, Social Security pays more each year, and pensions have […]
September 30, 2026 Presenters: John Ford, Esq. Liane Zeitz, Esq., Kathleen Moncata, Esq. Massachusetts has implemented some of the most significant regulations regarding Assisted Living Residences (ALRs) in years. From enhanced consumer protection standards under Chapter 93A to critical safety mandates, fire preparedness, and the integration of Basic Health Services, these regulatory changes directly impact […]
Wyden, Whitehouse, Kim and Warren Expose Trump for Rewarding Nursing Home Fraudsters and Harming Residents: Investigation from Senate Democrats Reveals Strategies Used by Corporate Investors in Nursing Homes to Siphon Taxpayer Dollars to Profits Instead of Staffing and Care US Senate Finance CommitteeOctober 29, 2026Text of the Whyden, Whitehouse, Kim and Warren Report (PDF) Washington, D.C. […]
STATEMENT OF CONCERN The Crisis of “Stuck” Hospital Patients:Default Surrogate Statute Bills Are Not the Answer Dignity Alliance Massachusetts calls upon the Administration and the Legislature to recognize and address the multi-faceted problems that are leading people to be unnecessarily “stuck” in hospitals as they await discharge to a community-based setting, post-acute care facility, or […]
Risk-Based Surveys (RBS): Eligible Nursing Homes Long Term Care Community Coalition On September 8, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) began a new Risk-Based Survey (RBS) process for nursing home inspections. Nursing homes that CMS deems “lower risk” now receive an abbreviated inspection: fewer survey activities, a smaller resident sample, and roughly […]
I have Alzheimer’s disease. Here’s what I’d like you to know Lee Pelton retired as president and CEO of The Boston Foundation in the summer. He has served as the president of Emerson College and Willamette University, and as dean at Colgate University and Dartmouth College. He has taught English and American literature at Harvard […]
‘Depressing and scandalous’: Lawmakers want Healey administration to explain lax nursing home oversight Boston Globe, October 1, 2026By Kay Lazar and Neena Hagen Summary:Following a Boston Globe investigation revealing that out-of-state operators with spotty or poor records have acquired nearly one in five Massachusetts nursing homes, state lawmakers have fiercely demanded answers from the Healey administration. […]
October 1, 2026. Recently, Paul Lanzikos worked with Beverly Beat reporter Paul Leighton who wrote an article describing the very bad conditions at Blueberry Hill in Beverly. The article (also reprinted below) is What’s the lowest-rated nursing home in Massachusetts? Hint: It’s located in our city. To further inform us, Paul Lanzikos ran some statewide […]