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A new pandemic-era policy gives the state public health commissioner authority to limit or ban admissions to long-term care facilities like nursing homes if an uncontrolled disease outbreak threatens the safety of residents. ....
Crises put spotlight on issues facing older residents The Massachusetts state flag AP FILE PHOTO/STEVEN SENNE Published: 5/27/2021 4:02:05 PM The COVID-19 pandemic has taken an especially devastating toll on older residents of Massachusetts, but state officials and advocates said Thursday that the way communities and organizations responded to meet the needs of some of the most vulnerable residents proved the strength of the age- and dementia-friendly movement in Massachusetts. Elder Affairs Secretary Elizabeth Chen, AARP MA State Director Mike Festa and others gathered virtually Thursday to celebrate Older Americans Month and to release a two-year progress report titled “ReiMAgine Aging, the Age-Friendly Massachusetts Action Plan” to outline the state’s “work to become an age- and dementia-friendly state during the two global public health emergencies the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing systemic racism.” ....