Left in soiled diapers: Families describe care at RegalCare nursing homes

6 days ago The Front Page News

Two family members describe what their loved ones endured at RegalCare nursing homes in Massachusetts, including unanswered calls for help, hours in soiled diapers, and a loss of dignity.

Their accounts are part of a Boston Globe Spotlight investigation into RegalCare owner Eliyahu Mirlis, the company’s expansion in Massachusetts, conditions at its facilities, and the state’s oversight.

Read the full Spotlight investigation: https://apps.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/spotlight/massachusetts-nursing-homes-outside-owners/regalcare-eliyahu-mirlis/?s_campaign=videolink:youtube

Watch the financial explainer: https://www.bostonglobe.com/video/2026/09/28/metro/investigations/spotlight/video-inside-eli-mirliss-dramatic-cost-cutting-at-regalcare-taunton/?p1=BGSearch_Overlay_Results?s_campaign=videolink:youtube

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:30 Department of Public Health complaints
1:20 Liberation’s father
1:47 Kathy’s father
2:33 Living at RegalCare
4:56 Trying to get help
6:25 Ending

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