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Benjamin Healthcare Center

Posted inHealth Care

Troubled Boston nursing home could face $5 million deficit by end of year 

Headshot of Gintautus Dumcius, Reporter at CommonWealth Beacon by Gintautas Dumcius April 4, 2025April 4, 2025

Reviewing financial documents in court, Superior Court Judge Christopher Belezos said the future viability of the Benjamin Healthcare Center must be determined soon.

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Boston nursing home may have to be sold or closed, court-appointed overseer says

Headshot of Gintautus Dumcius, Reporter at CommonWealth Beacon by Gintautas Dumcius March 28, 2025March 28, 2025

The options include finding a buyer for the facility, or closing up the nursing home and selling off the building and the land it sits on. 

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New poll: Mass. residents want back-up plan for funding transportation projects 

Headshot of Gintautus Dumcius, Reporter at CommonWealth Beacon by Gintautas Dumcius March 26, 2025March 26, 2025

A MassINC Polling Group survey of 702 residents found that 59 percent said the state should have a plan to pay for transportation improvements without billions of dollars in federal funding.

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Fresh allegations of mismanagement swirl around Benjamin Health Center, court documents show

Headshot of Gintautus Dumcius, Reporter at CommonWealth Beacon by Gintautas Dumcius March 24, 2025March 24, 2025

Established in 1927, the Benjamin has more than 80 patients and residents, the vast majority of them people of color.

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