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Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ and senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of Feb. 7 to Feb. 11.Soldiers’ Home oversight bill (H 4441)The House, 156 to 1, approved and sent to the Senate a bill that would make major changes...
Reforms include a new requirement that the top official at each facility hold a license as a nursing home administrator, the launch of a new statewide veteran advocate office, and the creation of ombudsman roles to oversee operations in Holyoke and Chelsea.
The Massachusetts House passed legislation Thursday reforming governance structures and oversight for the state's two soldiers' homes that supporters say will implement best care practices for veterans and prevent tragedies like the fatal COVID outbreak in Holyoke two years ago.
The bill that cleared the House with a 156-1 vote seeks several major changes at the Holyoke Soldiers' Home and the Chelsea Soldiers' Home after a deadly COVID-19 outbreak swept through the former facility nearly two years ago, leading to the deaths of dozens of veterans and spawning multiple independent investigations.
BOSTON — Legislation overhauling oversight and governance of state-run veterans homes in Holyoke and Chelsea is on deck for a House session on Thursday, Speaker Ronald Mariano said Monday.Zooming out past this week, Mariano also said work continues to...