To address staffing challenges in nursing facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Commonwealth last week stood up a Long-Term Care Staffing Portal. Today, the Command Center announced a $1,000 signing bonus to all individuals that register through the LTC Staffing Portal to work for a certain amount of time in a nursing home. MassHealth will make supplemental payments to nursing facilities for the expense they incur. For additional information regarding this announcement, please click here.