Elder Affairs

To improve transparency and accountability for residents of long-term care

Supporting individuals suffering with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and their families

Further regulating the Assisted Living Advisory Council

To ensure resident safety within assisted living facilities

Protecting vulnerable elders from abuse

Relative to nursing home policies regarding notice of vacancy

Ensuring senior care organization quality and accountability

To establish safe staffing levels at skilled nursing facilities

Promoting infection prevention and privacy for residents of nursing homes

To establish the Office of Older Adult Advocate

Clarifying responsibility for policy and budgetary decision-making in nursing homes

Relative to assessing the feasibility of in-state drug manufacturing

Relative to home care services

To increase access to the flu vaccine for older adults

Establishing the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly

Establishing a commission to study the financial abuse of elders

To support quality improvement in nursing homes

Relative to the commission on LGBTQ aging

Promoting housing stability for older adults across the commonwealth

To protect 340B providers in the MassHealth program

Establishing a commission on aging disabled adults

Relative to reserving beds in nursing homes during certain leaves of absence

To codify the Hospital to Home Partnership Program

Clarifying responsibility for policy and budgetary decision-making in nursing homes

Relative to certified medical directors at skilled nursing facilities

Requiring the certification of medical directors in skilled nursing facilities

Protecting the rights of older adults and people with disabilities

Requiring dignity, privacy, and safety for residents in nursing homes and rest homes

Relative to LGBT and HIV-positive seniors in the Commonwealth

Relative to assisted living facility residences appeal of findings

To improve care and prepare for the new era of Alzheimer’s and dementia

Relative to councils on aging

Relative to the LGBTQ aging commission

Relative to councils on aging

To improve Massachusetts home care

Establishing a statewide volunteer program to assist seniors

Relative to social card games at municipal senior centers

Establishing a special commission to investigate and study the feasibility of dedicated senior shelters in Massachusetts

To strengthen the state home care program workforce

Relative to intergenerational community engagement

Protecting seniors and adults with disabilities from financial exploitation

Establishing a special commission on a statewide long-term care insurance program

Protecting vulnerable elders from abuse

To improve Alzheimer's’ and dementia care in senior care options programs

Relative to providing dental care to senior citizens

Further regulating the Assisted Living Advisory Council

Relative to Massachusetts home care eligibility

Relative to LGBT and HIV positive seniors in the commonwealth

Relative to councils on aging

Establishing a statewide adopt-a-senior program

Relative to intensive case management for clinically complex older adults

Relative to entrance fee refund provisions in continuing care agreements and written residency agreements

Relative to individuals from birth to age twenty-two in need of short-term inpatient skilled nursing and rehabilitation services

Protecting the rights of assisted living residents

Separating non-elderly handicapped/disabled housing from elderly housing

To improve quality and safety in nursing homes

To ensure senior care organization quality and accountability

To ensure senior care organization quality and accountability

To ensure the quality of care in nursing homes

Regulating beds out of service at long term care facilities

Requiring dignity, privacy, and safety for residents in nursing homes and rest homes

Relative to nursing homes

Relative to certified medical directors at skilled nursing facilities

Resolve relative to a community care retirement communities special commission

Protecting vulnerable elders from abuse

To improve Alzheimer's and dementia care in Senior Care Options programs

Relative to family visitation with a vulnerable adult

Relative to complex care needs for seniors in SCO programs

To ensure senior care organization quality and accountability

To improve resilience in older adults and people with disabilities during public health, environmental or technological emergencies

To prevent patient abuse and death in nursing homes

Relative to transparency and accountability in nursing homes

Relative to food stamp enrollment for seniors

Relative to emergency lighting in senior housing

To ensure resident safety within assisted living facilities

Relative to expanding the availability of personal care homes for older adults

Relative to Massachusetts home care eligibility

Directing the administration to amend the frail elder home and community-based waiver to permit eligible older adults to choose to reside in certified assisted living residences

Increasing the personal needs allowance for residents of long term care facilities

To improve Massachusetts home care

Relative to intensive case management for clinically complex older adults

Relative to LGBT and HIV-positive seniors in the commonwealth

To improve quality and oversight of long-term care

Relative to promoting the betterment of resident health and safety in long term care facilities

To improve quality and oversight of long-term care

Increasing the penalties for unfair and deceptive actions perpetrated against persons with disabilities and senior citizens

Establishing a commission to study the financial abuse of elders

Relative to disclosing continuing care retirement community entrance fees

Establishing a commission to study a state-wide drug repository program

Relative to early-onset Alzheimer's disease

Clarifying the classification of assisted living residences

Relative to food assistance for senior citizens

Protecting elders from bullying

Relative to mandatory reporting of elder abuse

Regulating beds out of service at long term care facilities

Relative to Massachusetts home care eligibility

Relative to expanding the availability of personal care homes for older adults

Directing the administration to amend the Frail Elder Home and Community-Based Waiver to permit eligible older adults to choose to reside in Certified Assisted Living Residences

Providing the Department of Public Health with adequate oversight of long-term care facilities

Relative to nursing facility workforce

Relative to small house nursing homes

Relative to nursing homes

To ensure the quality of care in nursing homes

To establish safe staffing levels at skilled nursing facilities

To prevent patient abuse and death in nursing homes

Promoting the betterment of resident health and safety in long term care facilities

Strengthening the Attorney General’s tools to protect nursing home residents and other patients from abuse and neglect

Relative to reserving beds in nursing homes during certain leaves of absence

Increasing the personal needs allowance for residents of long term care facilities

To increase awareness of community based PACE programs for older adults

To strengthen emergency preparedness for home care workers

Ensuring access to PPE for eldercare providers

To create safe environments for home care workers and consumers

Authorizing common sense health services in assisted living

Relative to family visitation with a vulnerable adult

Protecting the rights of assisted living residents

Establishing a pilot program to promote restaurant recovery and food security for seniors

Establishing adequate funding for residents of Massachusetts nursing homes

Relative to complex care needs for seniors

To improve Alzheimer's and dementia care in Senior Care Options program

Requiring automated external defibrillators in assisted living residences

Relative to assisting elders and people with disabilities in the Commonwealth

Relative to intensive case management for clinically complex older adults

Relative to assisting elders and people with disabilities in the Commonwealth

Regulating beds out of service at long term care facilities

Relative to the nursing home quality jobs initiative

Clarifying the classification of assisted living residences

Relative to food assistance for senior citizens

Relative to establishing multi-disciplinary teams with district attorneys to investigate elder abuse

Requiring automated external defibrillators in assisted living residences

To improve Massachusetts home care

Relative to home care

Relative to home care

Relative to home care

Protecting elders from bullying

Relative to assisted living facility care

Establishing adequate funding for residents of Massachusetts nursing homes

Relative to stabilizing the Commonwealth’s nursing facilities

Relative to affordable assisted living facilities

Relative to rest homes

Increasing the personal needs allowance for residents of long term care facilities

Resolve to examine cost trends and financial performance among nursing facilities

Relative to disclosing continuing care retirement community entrance fees

To improve Alzheimer's’ and dementia care in senior care options programs

To promote transparency and cost control of pharmaceutical drug prices

Relative to providing dental care to senior citizens

Allowing spouses as caregivers

Relative to intensive case management for clinically complex older adults

Relative to complex care needs for seniors

Protecting the rights of assisted living residents

Relative to long term care facility and elder housing COVID-19 reporting

To update the prescription monitoring program

Relative to the prescription drug coverage for seniors and the disabled

Resolve relative to a special community care retirement communities commission

Relative to liability for medical assistance paid

To promote quality case management services on behalf of the elderly

To ensure resident safety within assisted living facilities

Relative to the safety of seniors in assisted living facilities

Establishing a statewide financial literacy program special commission

Establishing a statewide adopt-a-senior program

Protecting elders and persons with disabilities

Relative to affordable assisted living facilities

Relative to Massachusetts home care eligibility

To create an emergency nursing home task force

Directing the administration to amend the Frail Elder Home and Community-Based Waiver to permit eligible older adults to choose to reside in Certified Assisted Living Residences

Resolve to examine cost trends and financial performance among nursing facilities

Requiring automated external defibrillators in assisted living residences

Relative to promoting innovation in eldercare services

Relative to elder protection

Relative to stabilizing the Commonwealth’s nursing facilities

Relative to the Nursing Home Quality Jobs Initiative

Relative to retroactive capital reimbursement for a certain nursing facility

To protect persons in assisted living facilities

Regarding Medicaid eligibility for seniors

Relative to nursing facility care

Establishing a home care aide training registry

To promote quality case management services on behalf of the elderly

Relative to promoting the betterment of resident’s health and safety in skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities

Addressing conflicts of interests in the aging services access points home care program

Strengthening the Massachusetts home care program

Further regulating the Assisted Living Advisory Council

Increasing the penalties for unfair and deceptive actions perpetrated against persons with disabilities and senior citizens

Relative to home care

Relative to liability for medical assistance paid

Relative to home care workforce initiatives

Protecting elders and persons with disabilities

Resolve to examine cost trends and financial performance among nursing facilities

Relative to rest homes

Relative to small house nursing homes

Relative to the safe care of residents with active substance use disorder accessing skilled nursing facility care

Directing the administration to amend the Frail Elder Home and Community-Based Waiver to permit eligible older adults to choose to reside in Certified Assisted Living Residences

Relative to the construction and rehabilitation of senior centers

To prevent patient abuse and death in nursing homes

Strengthening the Massachusetts home care program

To improve the licensure of skilled nursing facilities

To streamline Care for Elders in a skilled nursing home

Establishing a home care aide training registry

Relative to PACE programs and nurse pronouncement

Directing the administration to amend the frail elder home and community-based waiver to permit eligible older adults to choose to reside in certified assisted living residences

To increase the personal needs allowance for residents of long term care facilities

Relative to LGBT awareness training for aging services providers

Improving treatment for Alzheimer's and Dementia

Improving treatment for Alzheimer’s and dementia

Relative to early-onset Alzheimer's disease

Relative to training of elder services workers in dementia and Alzheimer’s

Relative to providing dental care to senior citizens

Relative to nursing facility care

To promote quality case management services on behalf of the elderly

Relative to assisted living residences

To ensure appropriate capital payment for nursing facilities

Establishing a statewide adopt-a-senior program

Relative to the funding of senior center development

To repeal the nursing home tax

Requiring automated external defibrillators in assisted living residences

Relative to mandatory reporting of elder abuse

To prevent and respond to bullying of elderly and disabled residents of public or privately-owned, subsidized multifamily housing developments

Promoting equal choice and related cost savings

Relative to protecting the health and safety of elders with hoarding disorder

Regarding home care services

Increasing the personal needs allowance for residents of long term care facilities

Relative to reserving beds in nursing homes during certain leaves of absence

Relative to the prescription drug coverage for seniors and the disabled

Relative to psychotropic medications

Relative to the calculation of income for spouses of nursing home residents

Establishing an advisory committee on residential care facilities

Resolve creating a special commission on institutional long term care

To establish self determination for elder care

Relative to stabilizing the Commonwealth’s nursing facilities

Relative to senior hoarding

Relative to training of elder services workers in dementia and Alzheimer’s

Relative to retroactive capital reimbursement for a certain nursing facility

Relative to psychotropic medications

Relative to stabilizing the commonwealth’s nursing facilities

Relative to establishing multi-disciplinary teams with district attorneys to investigate elder abuse

To establish safe staffing levels at skilled nursing facilities

Resolve establishing a commission on fraud prevention within the Personal Care Attendant Program

To establish self determination for elder care

Relative the elimination of nursing home fees

To repeal the nursing home tax

Regarding residential habilitation

Relative to the calculation of income for spouses of nursing home residents.

To assist families caring for elders

Relative to promoting innovation in eldercare services

Relative to LGBT awareness training for aging services providers

Relative to protecting the health and safety of elders with hoarding disorder

Establishing an advisory committee on residential care facilities

To create a statewide assisted living facility master plan.

To correct income calculation for spouses of nursing home residents.

Relative to reserving beds in nursing homes during certain leaves of absence

To standardize the regulation of skilled nursing facilities

Authorizing the establishment of senior citizen safety zones

Relative to senior hoarding

Relative to psychotropic medications

Regarding equal choice and related cost savings

Relative to the Massachusetts Alzheimer's and Related Dementias Acute Care Advisory Committee

Relative to nursing home liability insurance

Authorizing the establishment of senior citizen safety zones

Relative to the calculation of income for spouses of nursing home residents.

Relative to pediatric home care services

To establish an Alzheimer's state plan commission

To increase the personal needs allowance for residents of long term care facilities

Relative to assisted living residences

Relative to assist families care for elders

Relative to residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities

Relative to nursing home audit disallowances.

Making technical corrections to the lockbox provision of the Commonwealth’s prescription monitoring program.

To begin the process to establish a life care center at Lemuel Shattuck Hospital

To establish self determination for elder care

Relative to reserving beds in nursing homes for residents during certain leaves of absence

To protect public health

To provide personal care attendant orientation

To protect the interests of consumers in continuing care resident communities

To create a statewide assisted living facility master plan.

To establish safe staffing levels at skilled nursing facilities

Relative to dementia patients in longterm care facilities

Creating a special commission on institutional long term care services

Relative to establishing multi disciplinary teams with district attorneys to investigate elder abuse

Repealing the nursing home tax

To ensure appropriate capital payment for nursing facilities

To correct income calculation for spouses of nursing home residents.

Relative to increasing the personal needs allowance.

Promoting equal choice and related cost savings

Relative to dementia special care units in long-term care facilities.

To improve the senior care options program

For a legislative Amendment to the Constitution to establish an independent redistricting commission and criteria for redistricting for state House, Senate, and Councilor districts

The calculation of income for spouses of nursing home residents

For legislation that provisions be made to create a special commission on insitutional long term care services

For legislation relative to prescription advantage start dates

The fee for certain firearms licenses for persons seventy years of age or older

Prevent falls among older adults

Require that certain elderly housing be handicap accessible

For legislation relative to prior authorizations of prescription medications

Repeal the nursing hometax

Establishing multi-disciplinary teams with district attorneys to investigate elder abuse