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Your Link to Long Term Care News in Massachusetts

May 29, 2025

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Stephanie Bruno Selected as Future Leader in Long Term and Post-Acute Care by AHCA/NCAL

Mass Senior Care is proud to announce that Stephanie Bruno, MS, LNHA, the Executive Director at Alliance Health at Rosewood, has been selected by the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) as a future leader in long term and post-acute care. Stephanie will participate in the nineteenth annual “Future Leaders of Long Term Care (LTC) in America” program hosted by AHCA/NCAL, which provides year-long training and mentorship for professionals in long term and post-acute care.

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Register for the 2025 AHCA/NCAL Convention in Las Vegas, NV

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Join AHCA/NCAL in Las Vegas, NV for their annual Convention & Expo! Delivering Solutions 25 emphasizes AHCA/NCAL’s commitment to improving the quality of life for residents in long term care and assisted living facilities.

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CMS Increased Oversight on States Using Federal Medicaid Funding for Health Care for Illegal Immigrants

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in a State Medicaid Director letter increased federal oversight in regard to state use of federal Medicaid dollars to cover health care for individuals who are in the country illegally.

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UPDATED: Draft MDS 3.0 Item Sets version 1.20.1v3-Section_R_removed

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The draft Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Item Sets version (v)1.20.1v3-Section_R_removed and Item Matrix v1.20.1v3-Section_R_removed are now available in the Downloads section on the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) Manual page. The MDS Item Sets v1.20.1 will be effective beginning October 1, 2025.

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REMINDER: Expanded Suitability Review and Management Companies

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DPH is requesting all long-term care facilities currently engaged with a management company (“Management company”, an organization engaged by a licensee to manage the operations at a long-term care facility) to submit specific information by tomorrow, May 30, 2025.

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Proposed Federal Financial Aide Cuts Raise Concerns for Massachusetts

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The House Reconciliation Bill recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives would have a disproportionate negative impact on community colleges and the students they serve.

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Nursing Facility Temporary Nursing Service (TNS) Agency Usage Data Trend

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With the recent release of Quarter 4 of 2024 Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) data, the amount of temporary nursing service (TNS) contract labor being utilized by Massachusetts’ nursing facilities decreased again compared to Quarter 3 of 2024.

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UMass Lowell Launches Fully On-Line RN to BS Degree Program

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The UMass Lowell Solomont School of Nursing has launched an exciting new program that makes it possible for Registered Nurses (RNs) to obtain their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BS) fully on line in as little as one year.

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Register Now for Upcoming Education Programs! - June 2025

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In This Issue

  • Stephanie Bruno Selected as Future Leader in Long Term and Post-Acute Care by AHCA/NCAL
  • Register for the 2025 AHCA/NCAL Convention in Las Vegas, NV
  • CMS Increased Oversight on States Using Federal Medicaid Funding for Health Care for Illegal Immigrants
  • UPDATED: Draft MDS 3.0 Item Sets version 1.20.1v3-Section_R_removed
  • REMINDER: Expanded Suitability Review and Management Companies
  • Proposed Federal Financial Aide Cuts Raise Concerns for Massachusetts
  • Nursing Facility Temporary Nursing Service (TNS) Agency Usage Data Trend
  • UMass Lowell Launches Fully On-Line RN to BS Degree Program
  • Register Now for Upcoming Education Programs! - June 2025

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