DignityMA Priorities

August 2025 - DignityMA has added a new advocacy toolkit, and the Consumer Voice has added facts and a podcast ...

MGL Chapter 197 of 2024 (also known as the Long Term Care Act) established a number of commissions and task ...

Rest Homes are another type of facility in MA. April, 2025: EOHHS updated the Rest Home Task Force Report. Jim ...

Assisted Living has become a popular option for older adults. These facilities are not Nursing Homes, have few requirements and ...

Wheelchair Repair bills have been under consideration for several years. DignityMA has supported it for several years. Jim Lomastro of ...

The toxic effects that Private Equity investments have had on healthcare, caregiving, durable medical equipment and nursing homes is a ...

April 16, 2025 : Boston Globe Update ‘I am trying my hardest to stay out of a nursing home.’ Mass ...

February 10, 2025: Dignity Alliance MA sent the attached letter to Governor Healey to raise awareness and express alarm about ...

January 9, 2025: Governor Healey Officially Renames Executive Office of Elder Affairs to “Executive Office of Aging & Independence” "Renaming ...

The Assisted Living Workgroup, along with other organizations, have proposed Consumer Protection Regulations for Residents of Assisted Living Residences in ...

Bringing People Home - website by the Center for Public Representation Bringing People Home flyer (pdf) Bringing People Home October ...

In addition to concerns on staffing and finances at nursing homes, which has led directly to neglect of residents, DignityMA ...

Nursing Home Staffing has been an issue for some time. Insufficient staffing results in a poor quality of life for ...

The news below, on Benjamin Healthcare Center's announced closing, is listed most recent first. DignityMA Offers Help to Attorney Feaster ...