Guardian Shortage Causing Hospital-to-Nursing Home Bottleneck, With $31M to $54M in Estimated Impact

A shortage of guardians, or those empowered to make medical decisions on behalf of incapacitated patients, is contributing to a hospital bottleneck in Massachusetts, according to a report published by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) and Eastern Research Group, in collaboration with the Bureau of Health Safety and Quality. The DPH estimates there […] The post Guardian Shortage…