Goal – Supports and Services improvement and expansion of opportunities.
Objectives:
- Support funding for age-friendly, ADA-compliant communities with affordable, accessible public transportation across the state
- Provide a living wage to Homecare workers.
- An end to ageism and ableism in every community in the Commonwealth.
- Accessible, affordable, integrated housing to assist people to remain in their homes and communities.
- Fully including older adults and people with disabilities in work and community spheres such as voting, serving on boards and commissions, and positions of leadership.
- Policies for older adults and people with disabilities must recognize the those living in rural areas or in underserved neighborhoods in urban areas may lack broadband, access to technology, access to health providers, etc.

Facts and Issues
Legislation
See the State Legislative Endorsements page and the Federal Legislative Endorsements page for a list of all Dignity Alliance supported bills.

News
Marsters Lawsuit
Notice to Class April: The Notice to Class is being distributed to all residents of nursing homes in Massachusetts. If ...
DignityMA TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF H. 4138 – The Affordable Homes Act
Joint Legislative Committee on Bonding, Capital Debt and State Assets
April 2, 2024 Download (docx) Testimony in Support of H. 4138 ...
April 2, 2024 Download (docx) Testimony in Support of H. 4138 ...
2024-04-02 Spotlight: Governor Healey’s budget proposal threatens 50 years of disability rights
Governor Healey’s budget proposal threatens 50 years of disability rights *Boston Globe, March 28, 2024
By Alex Green Her proposal to ...
By Alex Green Her proposal to ...
2024-04-02 Spotlight: The Wisdom of Humpty Dumpty
By Richard Moore
DignityMA’s poet laureate (aka, Chair, DignityMA’s Legislative Workgroup), with an AI assist Humpty Dumpty, policy bold,
Sat on a ...
DignityMA’s poet laureate (aka, Chair, DignityMA’s Legislative Workgroup), with an AI assist Humpty Dumpty, policy bold,
Sat on a ...
Benjamin Healthcare Center Saga
The news below, on Benjamin Healthcare Center's announced closing, is listed most recent first. DignityMA Offers Help to Attorney Feaster ...
2024-01-18 Spotlight: Scrutinize private equity’s involvement in health care
*Boston Globe, January 17, 2024
By The Editorial Board Higher prices, worse outcomes don’t serve patients or providers. When Pamela Daly ...
By The Editorial Board Higher prices, worse outcomes don’t serve patients or providers. When Pamela Daly ...