Saving Wrentham and Hogan Alliance

06/08/2026

The Rolland v. Cellucci lawsuit showed that rights on paper mean nothing without enforcement. Massachusetts complied only when the federal court required it.

https://savingwrenthamandhogan.org/what-the-rolland-lawsuit-reveals-about-massachusetts-real-commitment-to-community-living/

06/08/2026

The Rolland v. Cellucci wasn’t about one facility or one mistake. It exposed a systemic pattern: Massachusetts avoids building high acuity services and relies on cheaper, inappropriate placements.

https://savingwrenthamandhogan.org/what-the-rolland-lawsuit-reveals-about-massachusetts-real-commitment-to-community-living/

06/07/2026

Protecting Care Choices: CMS Medicaid Caps & the Crisis Facing People with I/DD in Massachusetts
This presentation explains how a new federal CMS rule (CMS 2449 P) and decades of blocked admissions to Massachusetts’ last two ICF/IID facilities—Wrentham Developmental Center and Hogan Regional Center—are creating a dangerous care choice crisis for adults with severe and profound intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Massachusetts supports ~43,000 individuals with I/DD, but those with the most complex medical and behavioral needs are being left without any viable residential pathway. HCBS providers face destabilizing fiscal pressure, while the state quietly eliminates access to ICF/IID care through population starvation and administrative denials.
This video covers: • What HCBS and ICF/IID are • Why both pathways are required under federal Medicaid law • How CMS 2449 P threatens HCBS funding • Why Massachusetts’ ICF/IID pathway has collapsed • The human impact on families • What actions are needed before the July 21, 2026 CMS deadline

This presentation explains how a new federal CMS rule (CMS 2449 P) ...

06/07/2026

The Rolland v. Cellucci lawsuit revealed what happens when ideology replaces individualized care: people get pushed into unsafe, inappropriate settings.

https://savingwrenthamandhogan.org/what-the-rolland-lawsuit-reveals-about-massachusetts-real-commitment-to-community-living/

06/06/2026

“Community only” advocates saw any move out of an ICF/IID (intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disability) as progress — even when the destination was a nursing home.

https://savingwrenthamandhogan.org/what-the-rolland-lawsuit-reveals-about-massachusetts-real-commitment-to-community-living/

06/05/2026

During the Rolland v. Cellucci lawsuit, popular disability organizations supported the state’s push to reduce ICF/IID populations. Few disability organizations objected when young people with intellectual disabilities were moved into nursing homes.

https://savingwrenthamandhogan.org/what-the-rolland-lawsuit-reveals-about-massachusetts-real-commitment-to-community-living/

06/04/2026

The Rolland v. Cellucci lawsuit showed how easily the state could uproot an individual with intellectual disability and place them in a more restrictive setting — with no meaningful way to refuse.

https://savingwrenthamandhogan.org/what-the-rolland-lawsuit-reveals-about-massachusetts-real-commitment-to-community-living/

06/03/2026

During the time of the Rolland lawsuit, many ICF/IID residents had no guardian left to speak for them. Others had state appointed guardians with no ability to object to a move to a nursing home.

https://savingwrenthamandhogan.org/what-the-rolland-lawsuit-reveals-about-massachusetts-real-commitment-to-community-living/

06/02/2026

We honor the advocates of those who came before us by refusing to accept service gaps, denials, and unsafe placements. https://savingwrenthamandhogan.org/ricci-v-okin-the-lawsuit-that-forced-massachusetts-to-fix-its-institutions/

06/02/2026

In the Rolland v. Cellucci lawsuit, guardianship didn’t protect individuals with intellectual disabilities from being moved into nursing homes. Families were told the transfers were necessary or unavoidable.

https://savingwrenthamandhogan.org/what-the-rolland-lawsuit-reveals-about-massachusetts-real-commitment-to-community-living/