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Consumer Voice's Statement Regarding Lawsuit Filed by Twenty States to Block Critical Staffing Protections for Nursing Home Residents National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care On October 9, 2024, twenty state attorneys general filed suit in federal court to block the implementation of the most significant increase in protections for ...

Thursday, October 24, 2024, 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Register for All About Adult Family Care Presenters:

• George Fleischner, President / CEO, Nonotuck Resource Associates
• Sindelle Robles, Vice President, Nonotuck Resource Associates

Adult family care  is a program that provides in-home support for individuals who need assistance with daily living ...

Tuesday, October 22, 2024, 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
Register for Disability Voting Webinar This webinar will include information about preparing for the upcoming election, legal rights of Massachusetts voters, Accessible Electronic Vote by Mail, and accessibility requirements of polling places across Massachusetts. Tentative Agenda:

• Introduction by Brianna Zimmerman, Voting Rights ...
  
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American Eldercide: How It Happened, How to Prevent It by Margaret Guilette: A book reading and discussion Wednesday, October 30, 2024, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Register for American Eldercide American Eldercide can be ordered at The University of Chicago Press with a 30% promotional discount using promo code UCPNEW. Margaret ...

A Discussion of Morals and Values in Institutional Care for the Elderly:  How we Justify the Unjustifiable: Part I By Dave Kingsley, Center for Health Information and Policy
July 30, 2024 Corporate Neglect and Abuse of Nursing Home Patients: A Low Risk-High Reward Practice Why do nursing home corporations provide suboptimal ...

The correspondence below was sent on September 13, 2024. Read the full text with 27 footnotes. Correspondence to:
Lucinda M. Baier, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.
Christopher Christensen, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Executive Chairman Ensign Group, Inc.
Stephen F. Flatt, Chief Executive Officer and Inside Director
National HealthCare, Corp.

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Senators ...

In recognition and appreciation of the responsibilities and challenges of public service, Dignity Alliance has established annual awards to recognize outstanding service and contributions by state legislators and their staff members. Special consideration is given to those who have taken a leadership role on legislation or budget issues that advance ...

MIT Age Lab Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to disrupt many established industries, disciplines and practices, and potentially create new ones. At the same time, significant advancements in life expectancy have resulted in dramatic changes in the life course. Both AI and the longevity economy are affecting areas such as ...

Two Federal and One State Agency offered opportunities for the public – both individuals and organizations, such as Dignity Alliance, to make suggestions for update strategic plans to serve a guidance from 2025 – 2030. They asked, Dignity Alliance answered! Here is a summary of what was requested and our ...

Statement of Senator Patricia Jehlen, Co-Chair, Joint Committee on Elder Affairs, regarding the passage of H 5033, the long-term care reform bill. This statement was made during the Senate session held on August 29, 2024.

Sen. Jehlen of Somerville was recognized to speak remotely. Around a minute of silence passed before ...

Governor Signs Long Term Care Legislation On September 26, Governor Maura Healey ceremonially signed milestone legislation reforming the long-term care sector in Massachusetts. On September 6, she officially signed into law H 5033, An Act to improve quality and oversight of long-term care, as Chapter 197 of the Acts of ...

*State House News
By Sam Drysdale, August 26, 2024 Following a groundswell of advocacy from people with disabilities and local service agencies, MassHealth officials are switching gears on a wide-ranging change they had planned to make to the state's care delivery system -- though the agency is still pursuing some reform ...

To inform older adults, persons with disabilities, family members, and caregivers about legislative candidates' positions on issues of interest, Dignity Alliance Massachusetts (DignityMA) has prepared The Dignity Dozen, twelve questions regarding key issues and proposals. Questionnaires to all candidates on the November 5th general election ballot will be distributed after ...

DignityMA hosted a webinar (watch below) to present information in support of the request to MassHealth to put aside the Request for Response (RFR) and engage in meaningful exploration with stakeholders to improve current systems on August 21. (Read more about the IAE) Spoiler Alert: At about 1:04:40 in ...

Pointe Group Care is accused of exploiting residents and charging unreasonable fees The Provincetown Independent
By 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, ...

Why not find a way to pay frontline workers more? The Provincetown Independent
By Donna Cooper M.D., August 24, 2024
Donna 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. ...

*The Provincetown Independent
By Jack Styler, August 7, 2024
Despite 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 ...

NYT (free access) By Jordan Rau, July 12, 2024 Jordan Rau has been writing about nursing homes for a decade. For this story, he analyzed 1.3 million records of daily nursing home staffing levels and interviewed dozens of people, including residents, their relatives and nursing home workers. For hours, John ...

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 ...

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 ...