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Lawsuit Says Mass. Residents Unnecessarily Institutionalized in Nursing Homes Should Have Options for Independent Living

Vanessa Barrington October 11, 2022

Boston Globe: Lawsuit Says Mass. Residents Unnecessarily Institutionalized in Nursing Homes Should Have Options for Independent Living (October 11, 2022)

Six Massachusetts residents with disabilities who say they’ve been unnecessarily
institutionalized in nursing facilities for prolonged periods filed a class action lawsuit in
federal court Tuesday calling for the state to expand its residential programs so they, and
others with disabilities, can return to living in a community setting, according to the
complaint.

“These are people who want to live in a community and have the ability to with support,
but the Commonwealth isn’t giving them that opportunity,” Andrew London of the
Boston law firm Foley Hoag saidin an interview Tuesday night.
 
The firm is collaborating with the Northampton-based Center for Public Representation, the national advocacy organization Justice in Aging, and Greater Boston Legal Services to represent the plaintiffs. 
 
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