E-News Updates

Mass Senior Care President and CEO, Tara Gregorio, recently attended meetings for the American Society of Health Care Administration Executives (ASHCAE). The meetings provided an important opportunity to discuss the Massachusetts’ long term care landscape and collaborate with leaders from across the country, as well as AHCA/NCAL leadership, on strategies to keep moving the profession forward.

The Massachusetts Centers for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) has begun the process for the 2025 update of its current nursing facility financial performance data dashboard.

As reported in July, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the national implementation of the Risk-Based Survey in QSO-26-14-NH. Building on a pilot program conducted in 22 states, including Massachusetts, the RBS model is intended to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of nursing facility oversight.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized the removal of the Healthcare Personnel (HCP) COVID-19 Vaccination measure from the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program (SNF QRP) in the FY 2027 SNF Prospective Payment System Final Rule.

The Health Policy Commission (HPC) is increasing its scrutiny of healthcare transactions involving private equity and other significant equity investors following the Commonwealth’s expansion of healthcare market oversight authority in 2024, in response to the Steward Health Care crisis. The law allows the HPC to review certain material changes involving a significant equity investor seeking partial or complete control of a provider, provider organization, or contracting medical services organization.

MassHealth has issued an Eligibility Operations Memo updating the Application for Health Coverage for Seniors and People Needing Long-Term-Care Services (SACA-2). This application is used for a person of any age who needs long-term-care services in a medical institution or a nursing facility.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering a web-based training that provides an overview of Section K of the Minimum Data Set (MDS). 

The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) has officially opened the 2027 AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Portal. Organizations interested in applying for a Quality Award are encouraged to submit their Intent to Apply (ITA) by Thursday, November 12, 2026, at 8:00 pm Eastern.

The Center for Developmental Disabilities Evaluation and Research (CDDER) at the E.K. Shriver Center/UMass Chan Medical School today announced the Certified Medication Aide (CMA) application is now open for eligible CMA students.

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