Massachusetts Assisted Living Association Announces Opposition to Nurse Staffing Ballot Question

Citing concerns about access and affordability, the Massachusetts Assisted Living Association (Mass-ALA) has joined the Coalition to Protect Patient Safety in opposition to the proposed nurse staffing question appearing on this year's statewide ballot. "We are concerned that this ballot measure, which could dramatically reduce the availability of nurses beyond hospitals, would create new barriers to care for residents and erode the gains we have made as a Commonwealth in supporting seniors," said Mass-ALA President and CEO Brian Doherty. "We support nurses and value their contributions. We are also concerned about the ballot question's long-term effects on assisted living affordability."