A WEEK AGO CommonWealth featured an op-ed by a representative of the nursing home industry entitled “Nursing home situation grows dire again.” The gist of the article was a plea to the Massachusetts Legislature for $238 million in additional funding for nursing homes, ostensibly to raise the pay of the caregiving staff. A more accurate title […]
Paul Lanzikos
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A sensible state response to the Britney Spears case
THE BRITNEY SPEARS case has called attention to what can go wrong under legal guardianship or conservatorship. For example, we cannot know exactly why it took so long to let Spears choose her own lawyer, but no one should be denied that right for any period of time. Protections were added to Massachusetts guardianship law […]