Massachusetts

Legislation would mandate special training for dementia care workers

February 09, 2012

Dementia advocates in Massachusetts are hoping to fix a loophole that allows nursing homes to advertise dementia units without requiring special training for workers.

Lawmakers attempt to keep nursing home 'bed hold' program alive in MA

November 04, 2011

Massachusetts lawmakers revised a state spending plan this week that would restore a $6-million "bed hold" program for nursing homes.

Support for universal healthcare program grows, poll finds

June 09, 2011

Residents of Massachusetts are increasingly supportive of the state's 2006 universal healthcare law, lending belief to the idea that the national Affordable Care Act will gain more public support over time.

Massachusetts looks for alternatives to antipsychotic use in dementia residents

November 19, 2010

Nursing home regulators in Massachusetts Thursday launched a campaign to limit the use of antipsychotic drugs in facilities.

Union members in Massachusetts may have ruined card-check bill's chance at passage, report says

January 29, 2010

The Employee Free Choice Act, a bill that would make it easier for unions to organize, is essentially dead for now, and labor groups may have played a big part in killing it, a recent news article suggests.

A blow to healthcare reform

Liza Berger January 20, 2010

The buzz among long-term care providers today, as expected, is the upset in the Massachusetts Senate race. How healthcare reform will play out now is anyone's guess.