Hundreds of elderly residents and people with disabilities from four nursing homes in western Massachusetts are quickly being displaced as the company that owns them appears to be accelerating the pace in which such centers are shutting down.
Massachusetts' Department of Public Health conducted a public hearing to discuss the closures of Willimansett Center East and West on March 1, and another one on March 2 to discuss the closures of Chapin Center and Governor’s Center.
The organization pointed out that residents are being given little choice on where they can be transferred, something they say goes against state regulations. The department is monitoring the closings and is working with the Executive Office of Elder Affairs’ Long-Term Care Ombudsman regarding any concerns, according to DPH, which also urged any family members to contactStaff at the remaining three nursing homes told NBC News they weren't authorized to speak about the closures. Requests for comment were redirected to Northeast Health Group, but were not answered.
With less than a dozen residents left to relocate, Brianna Zimmerman, a systems change advocate at Stavros, said the biggest hope right now would be to have the attorney general open an investigation.The Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General did not immediately respond to a request for comment.and in extreme cases, jail time.
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