Wednesday, March 13, 2024Presenter: Ellen DiPaola, JD, President & CEO, Honoring Choices Massachusetts Topics covered: Download the Presentation Slides: Health Care Planning Made Simple and the new POLST Program (pptx format)
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PACT Act 3.0 – Senate Bill 2492 Presenter: Senator Cindy Friedman January 17, 2024 View the Slide Presentation on S2482 An Act Relative to Pharmaceutical Access, Costs and Transparency The captions have been edited.
The December 20, 2023 study session detailed provisions of the comprehensive long-term care reform bill passed by the MA House of Representatives on November 15, 2023 and pending before the MA Senate. Read the Slides accompanying the study session The video is auto-captioned by Vimeo. Captions have been edited for clarity. Bill H.4193 Text and […]
The study session on December 15, 2023, provided details on the housing bond bill proposed by Governor Maura Healey. The video captions have been edited for clarity. Content begins around 10:30. Presenter: Eric Shupin, Chief of Policy, Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing & Livable Communities – Previously Eric was with Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association […]
Presenter: Dr. Lisa Iezzoni, Board Member, Massachusetts Department of Transportation Board of Directors, representing the disability community. She is a professor at Harvard Medical School as well as the director of the Mongan Institute for Health Policy at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is a Dignity Alliance Massachusetts participant. Review the state’s Current Capital Investment Plan […]
How Protection and Advocacy under Federal Authority Impacts Litigation, Oversight and Systemic Work The December 13, 2023 study session covered the role and current priorities of the Disability Law Center. The Disability Law Center (DLC) is the designated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) agency for Massachusetts. It is a private, non-profit organization responsible for providing protection […]
Steven Schwartz, Legal Director, Center for Public Representation, was the featured guest for a DignityMA Study Session on September 22, 2023. His topic is Using Class Actions to Promote System Change. Additional Information: Steven J. Schwartz currently is the Center’s Legal Director, after founding the Center in 1976 and then serving as its Executive Director […]
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Study Session: ReFraming Aging
November 8, 2023 This interactive webinar covered how ageism harms us all, how to counter ageism, and how to be an agent for change. Additional Resources Presenter Melissa Donegan, LSW, Director, Healthy Living Center of Excellence, AgeSpan
The Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) is an evidence-based care model for older adults who meet a nursing-home level of care but live in community settings. These organizations blend funding from Medicare and Medicaid to integrate preventive, acute, and long-term care as well as services to address social needs. While many […]
Wednesday, September 27, 2023 Embracing the core values in the disruptive concept for nursing home design, the “Green House” model, Navigator Homes of Martha’s Vineyard, opening this fall, will house 70 people in 5 homes with 14 residents each. Each resident has a private room with bathroom. Residents will share a living room, kitchen, dining […]