Dignity Alliance will take positions on issues which most of the Alliance agrees on. We are a broad coalition, and expect to rarely get 100% agreement!
Testimony
DPH Proposed Regulations Eliminating COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Personnel
(Scroll down to read DignityMA testimony for this proposal.) The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has issued proposed amendments to ...
DignityMA Testimony for Public Meeting Access
On July 26, 2023, the 33rd anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disability Act, Dignity Alliance MA submitted ...
DignityMA Testimony and Campbell Letter re: Disclosures of Ownership and Transparency of Nursing Facilities Owners and Managerment
Scroll down for Attorney General Campbell media advisory and letter, also on this topic. DignityMA submits testimony in response to ...
DignityMA Supports Minimum Staffing Standard
6/10/22 DignityMA response to CMS Request for Information (RFI) to support National Minimum Staffing Standard. Inadequate staffing is the primary ...
S418 and H745: Personal Care Homes
An Act relative to expanding the availability of personal care homes for older adults “Personal care home” or “home”, a ...
Support S406 – Small House Nursing Homes
Download Jim Lomastro's testimony (docx): Elder Affairs S406 Small Homes DAM. Good morning. Thank you for the opportunity to speak ...
Support S413, H733 – Improve Employee Standards for MA Nursing Homes
June 30, 2021 Download the pdf: Testimony on S413 and H733 An Act to Improve Employee Standards for MA Nursing ...
Support S414, H727 – Ensure Quality of Care in Nursing Homes
June 30, 2021 Download the pdf: Testimony on S414 and H727 An Act to Ensure Quality of Care in Nursing ...
Response to RFI Rescue Plan Act
Dignity Alliance Massachusetts’ Response to the Request for Information American Rescue Plan Act Home and Community-Based Community HCBS Initiatives May ...
Resolutions
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Join the DignityMA Resolution for Sufficient Nursing Home Staffing Thursday, June 15, 2023 marks the annual observance of WORLD ELDER ...
Healey should settle, not litigate, disability lawsuit
Avoid unnecessary institutionalization in nursing homes. January 27, 2023 by Alex Green and Bill Henning EVERY DAY, thousands of Massachusetts ...
Dignity Endorsed Legislation for 2023-2024
The Dignity Dozen The Legislative Work Group has released their initial list of 13 bills supported by Dignity Alliance Massachusetts ...
Amicus Brief re: Soldiers’ Home
Read the entire Soldiers' Home Brief (pdf). Dignity Alliance MA has signed onto this brief. IMPOUNDED CASECOMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTSSUPREME JUDICIAL ...
DignityMA supports Class Action re: Violations of the ADA and Medicaid Act
Statement of Support Dignity Alliance Massachusetts and Its Partners Support Resolution of the Complaint Underlying the Class Action Suit filed ...
Resolution – COVID-19 Remembrance Day
H4224 - Resolutions establishing the annual observance of COVID-19 Remembrance Day Please support H4224! Letter to Legislators DignityMA has sent ...
Endorsement S2695 – PACT: Pharmaceutical Access, Costs and Transparency
S2695 - An Act relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency Filed by Senator Friedman, originally as S771. The Senate ...
Resolution – Mandate Vax for Nursing Homes Employees
Download the full resolution Calling on Nursing Home Providers and Caregivers to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccinations to Protect All In their ...
Resolution: Call for Compassionate Care Visitation Policy
Call for Compassionate Care Visitation Policy for Nursing Home Residents Download the full resolution which includes references: Nursing Home Compassionate ...