The Dignity Dozen The Legislative Work Group has released their initial list of 13 bills supported by Dignity Alliance Massachusetts. These bills will improve the lives of older adults, people with disabilities, and their caregivers. DignityMA has also endorsed a number of legislative proposals sponsored by other organizations. Read this initial document (pdf) to learn […]
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Bostonia, October 31, 2022 Paul Lanzikos (Questrom’80), cofounder of Dignity Alliance Massachusetts, says the occasion could have public health benefits.It’s estimated that more than one million Americans have died of COVID since 2020, according to Our World in Data, and across the nation, grieving families of COVID-19 victims are demanding the designation of an annual […]
*Boston Globe, January 4, 2023Letter to the Editor by James Lomastro Editor’s note: James Lomastro is Chair of Dignity Alliance’s Veteran Services Workgroup. Kay Lazar’s article “Stranded in a hospital bed, with no guardian and little recourse” (Page A1, Dec. 27) brought a focus to an issue that does not receive much attention: the plight […]
Center for Medicare Advocacy, January 5, 2023, by T. Edelman Editor’s note: Richard Moore is the Chair of Dignity Alliance’s Legislative Workgroup. Owners and operators of nursing homes and their trade associations argue that they will need more money when mandatory staffing ratios promised by the Biden Administration are implemented. Don’t believe them. In “Are […]
Sunday Eagle-Tribune, January 8, 2023, by Mike LaBella Editor’s note: Arlene Germain is Chair of Dignity Alliance’s Facilities Workgroup. A lawsuit filed on behalf of a man murdered at a Haverhill nursing home in 2019 claims that staff failed to provide protection from his roommate, even after the 76-year-old pleaded for a new rooming assignment. The […]
Dignity Alliance Massachusetts is seeking expertise regarding: RIVER TERRACE OPERATOR, LLC, et al. vs. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, et al. Superior Court, Suffolk County, Civil Action No. 228CV1024 Dignity Alliance is seeking expert witnesses who can testify for the merits of limiting the number of residents per room and is also seeking any research that may […]
by Henry Kuczinski Daily Hampshire Gazette, December 26, 2022 BOSTON — Governor-elect Maura Healey said she will “absolutely” work with advocates and labor representatives to strengthen Massachusetts’ Personal Care Attendant Program by addressing a “crisis-level” workforce shortage. The MassHealth program provides funds for individuals with chronic disabilities to hire attendants for in-home care. This allows […]
Crisis of Care for Older Adults should be a Call to Action, not a Plea for More Tax Dollars. By Paul Lanzikos, Arlene Germain, Richard Moore, Lachlan Forrow. MD Boston Globe, December 23, 2022 The seriousness of our nursing home crisis, especially the severe shortages of available nursing and other support staff, is undeniable (“At a […]
Dignity Alliance endorsed securing age extension requirements for disability benefits. The Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, one of several federal bills endorsed this term by Dignity Alliance Massachusetts, operates as a long-term savings account for disability beneficiaries without running the risk of losing additional federal benefits, such as Social Security Income and Medicaid. The […]
Read the entire Soldiers’ Home Brief (pdf). Dignity Alliance MA has signed onto this brief. IMPOUNDED CASECOMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTSSUPREME JUDICIAL COURTHAMPDEN, SS. SJC NO. 13335APPEALS COURT NOS. 2022-P-0309, 2022-P-0321 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,Appellant,v.DAVID CLINTON AND BENNETT WALSH,Defendants-Appellees ON APPEAL FROM A JUDGMENT OF THE SUPERIOR COURT BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE LONG TERM CARE COMMUNITY COALITION, DIGNITY […]