E-News Updates

The U.S. Supreme Court announced on March 16, 2026 that it will hear the case on the Trump administration’s efforts to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians. Importantly, The Supreme Court has upheld the lower court’s pause on terminating Haitian TPS while this case proceeds. Two related cases will be addressed together and the Supreme Court will consider them as one, with one hour set aside for oral arguments during the second week of April.

As Lawmakers actively prepare the FY 2027 state budget recommendations, your continued advocacy is critical to preserve the hard-won gains in workforce stability, resident care quality, and access to essential services for thousands of vulnerable residents. Please join us in advocating in support of funding for quality nursing facility resident care and the dedicated staff who make this care possible!

MassHealth will be holding a webinar training on best practices for the Money Follows the Person (MFP) Demonstration on March 30, 2026 at 11am-12pm. Nursing facility staff, especially social workers and discharge planners, are strongly encouraged to attend to learn more about state programs that can provide assistance to individuals in transitioning out of nursing facilities.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently updated the Long Stay (LS) Antipsychotic measure calculation to include claims.

Last week, the CMS Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ) released Optimal Health for All Within Nation’s Health and Long-Term Care Systems: CCSQ FY2025–2028 Strategic Roadmap.

AHCA/NCAL’s Gero Nurse Prep course significantly increases nurses’ gerontological nursing knowledge and competency test scores. Nurses who complete Gero Nurse Prep show an average 24 percent increase between their pre- and post-course test scores even after working in long term care for a number of years. 

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