Pointe Group Care is accused of exploiting residents and charging unreasonable fees The Provincetown IndependentBy Olivia Oldham, October 26, 2024 (updated) When Robert Compton purchased his condominium at the Residences at Seashore Point four years ago, he imagined an ideal retirement. Seashore Point offers “independent living;” residents attend events together, eat together, and make decisions […]
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Why not find a way to pay frontline workers more? The Provincetown IndependentBy Donna Cooper M.D., August 24, 2024Donna Cooper is a retired internist with a master’s degree from the Harvard School of Public Health. She worked at Outer Cape Health Services and Mass. General Hospital and lives in Provincetown. I had just returned from […]
*The Provincetown IndependentBy Jack Styler, August 7, 2024Despite latest failure, 3 lawmakers say long-term care legislation is not dead Massachusetts politicians at both the state and federal level have made recent moves toward tightening regulation of the long-term care industry, especially as private-equity firms continue to buy up nursing homes across the country. On Beacon […]
The meaning of dignity – Reader Submissions Requested Dignity Alliance Massachusetts is publishing the 200th edition of The Dignity Digest on August 13, 2024. To mark this milestone, we are asking readers to share their understanding of the concept of “dignity” especially as it applies to older persons, persons with disabilities, family members, and caregivers. […]
After reports of dismal conditions, nursing homes need more staff — and more oversight Boston Globe, By The Editorial Board, July 28, 2024 Homes need help recruiting and retaining staff. They also need stricter regulation to ensure revenues that could go to patient care aren’t diverted to owners At Highview of Northampton nursing home, residents […]
The Connecticut MirrorBy Jenna Carlesso and Dave Altimari, July 21, 2024 Athena nursing home workers say medical bills still going unpaid [Jamie] Iszczak, 45, said the problems started after Athena Health Care Systems — one of the largest nursing home chains in the state and the company where she has worked as a certified nursing […]
Mass Live, By Greta Jochem, July 14, 2024 ‘A dog pound would be better.’ Inside one of the most-fined nursing homes in Mass. This article details the poor living conditions and care provided at Highview of Northampton, a nursing home in Massachusetts. Here are the key takeaways: Highlights from the report:
Supreme Court outlawed segregation of disabled people 25 years ago. But change has come slowly STAT, June 21, 2024By Timmy Broderick As a toddler, Veronica Ayala loved Fridays. At 5 o’clock sharp, her mom whisked her away from the grim Moody State School for Cerebral Palsied Children for a 48-hour reprieve. Ayala’s house was mere […]
The Beauty of Embracing Aging By Charles M. Blow, New York Times (free access)June 6, 2024 As Evelyn Couch said to Ninny Threadgoode in Fannie Flagg’s “Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe”: “I’m too young to be old and too old to be young. I just don’t fit anywhere.” I think about this […]
Is long-term care evolving or devolving? McKnight’s Long-Term Care NewsBy John O’Connor, editorial director for McKnight’s Long-Term Care NewsJune 9, 2024 With the midyear mark rapidly approaching, this might be a good time to consider the current state of long-term care. But rather than make an argument whether conditions for operators are getting better or […]