E-News Updates

With potential federal funding reductions creating significant fiscal pressures, this is an especially challenging budget year, making your advocacy more important than ever. Please contact your State Representative and State Senator today to urge them to ask the FY 2027 Budget Conference Committee to support an $82 million earmark for quality nursing facility funding in Medicaid line item 4000-0641.

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell announced final consumer protection regulations governing Assisted Living Residences (ALRs). The regulations, consistent with proposed Massachusetts Executive Office of Aging & Independence (AGE) regulations, would strengthen consumer protections and accountability in ALRs by identifying conduct that may constitute unfair or deceptive acts under Chapter 93A. 93A violations are subject to a variety of enforcement actions including financial penalties.

The Department of Public Health (DPH) has issued a situational awareness update on recent activity involving carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPOs) and Candidozyma auris (Candida auris) in Massachusetts.

The Foundation is accepting applications for its 2026 awards. Please note that the application and all required components must be submitted online and received by Massachusetts Senior Care Foundation no later than 4:00 pm on Friday, July 17, 2026.

National Assisted Living Week (NALW) will be held September 13-19, 2026, with the theme “Shining Through the Years”. The annual, national observance provides a unique opportunity for residents, their loved ones, staff, volunteers, and local communities to celebrate the individuals who live, work, and volunteer in assisted living, and to learn more about this important part of the continuum of long term care.

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