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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - December 18, 2024

In This Issue:

  • Action Alert: Please Call the Governor’s Office to Request Adequate Funding to Implement Medicaid Nursing Facility Rate Items
  • Welcome New Members – December 2024
  • COVID-19 Cases and MWRA COVID-19 Wastewater Tracking - December 2024
  • CMS Updates Guidance for Mandatory Off-Cycle SNF Provider Enrollment Revalidations
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - December 12, 2024

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In This Issue:

  • Action Alert: Please Call the Governor’s Office to Request Adequate Funding to Implement Medicaid Nursing Facility Rate Items
  • Governor Healey Holds Signing Ceremony for the Economic Development Bill: Includes $50 Million Authorization for Nursing Facility Capital Loan Program
  • New Online Form for MassHealth Education and Community Outreach Support
  • Updated Nursing Home Compare Technical User’s Guide
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - December 4, 2024

In This Issue:

  • Legislature Sends to Governor Healey the FY2024 Closeout Bill to Cover Prior Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Gap: Includes Provision Further Delaying Until 2027 the Patient Billing Transparency Law
  • OIG Publishes Updated Nursing Facility Industry Segment Specific Compliance Guidelines
  • Overcoming Vaccine Reluctance Webinar - December 9, 2024
  • NHSN LTCF Component: Respiratory Pathogens and Vaccination Updates
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - November 27, 2024

In This Issue:

  • Mass Senior Care’s Annual Meeting Focuses on the Future; Features DPH Commissioner Goldstein
  • Giving Tuesday is December 3rd – Donate to the Mass Senior Care Foundation
  • Oriol Health Care Celebrates 60 Years of Excellence in Health Care
  • CMS Updates Medicare Non-Coverage Notice Forms for SNF Beneficiaries
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - November 22, 2024

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In This Issue:

  • Governor Healey Signs Into Law the Economic Development Bill: Includes $50 Million Authorization for Nursing Facility Capital Program
  • Massachusetts Joins National Nurse Licensure Compact and Facilitates Licensure of Foreign Physicians for Underserved Regions
  • Giving Tuesday is December 3rd – Donate to the Mass Senior Care Foundation
  • COVID-19 Vaccination Rates - November 2024
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - November 7, 2024

Sponsored by: 

CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)

In This Issue:

  • Mass Senior Care's Annual Meeting and Trade Show is Just One Week Away! Join Us on November 14, 2024!
  • Payroll-Based Journal Deadline - November 14, 2024
  • SNF Provider Preview Reports – Now Available
  • CDC Updates Guidance for COVID-19 and Pneumonia Vaccines
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - October 31, 2024

In This Issue:

  • Limited Seats Remain for Mass Senior Care's Annual Meeting and Trade Show on November 14, 2024
  • Norman Rokeach and Tara Gregorio Elected to AHCA/NCAL Boards of Directors
  • 2024 Foundation Scholars Announced
  • Early Voting at Wingate at Silver Lake
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - October 23, 2024

In This Issue:

  • Limited Seats Remain for Mass Senior Care's Annual Meeting and Trade Show on November 14, 2024
  • Welcome New Members – October 2024
  • Patients Across Massachusetts May Need to Find New Doctors After Insurance Dispute
  • Medicare and the Inflation Reduction Act Webinar Series
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - October 16, 2024

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In This Issue:

  • Attendee Registration is Open for Mass Senior Care's Annual Meeting and Trade Show on November 14, 2024
  • 2024 Annual Meeting and Trade Show Exhibitor Booths are Sold Out, Limited Sponsorships Remaining
  • CMS Issues Final Rule on Medicare Beneficiary Appeal Rights for Certain Changes in Patient Status
  • SNF Provider Preview Reports – Now Available
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - October 9, 2024

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ProCare LTC, A Division of Clarest Health

In This Issue:

  • Attendee Registration is Open for Mass Senior Care's Annual Meeting and Trade Show on November 14, 2024
  • 2024 Annual Meeting and Trade Show Exhibitor Booths are Sold Out, Limited Sponsorships Remaining
  • Governor Healey Appoints Michael Caljouw as Division of Insurance Commissioner
  • Steward Abandoning Norwood Hospital, 4 Affiliated Clinics Closing Next Month
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - October 2, 2024

Sponsored by: 

CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)

In This Issue:

  • EOHHS Issues Rate Year 2025 Medicaid Nursing Facility Rates
  • 2024 Annual Meeting & Trade Show - Limited Exhibitor and Sponsor Opportunities Remaining
  • The Terraces Orleans Celebrates 55 Years of Service to the Cape Community
  • MDS 3.0 RAI User’s Manual v1.19.1R Hyperlink Update Supplement
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - September 25, 2024

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In This Issue:

  • Mandatory Provider Enrollment Off-Cycle Revalidation for ALL SNFs
  • Employing Work Authorized New Immigrants: Incentives & Supports
  • 2024 Annual Meeting & Trade Show - Exhibitor and Sponsor Opportunities: Available Starting 9/26!
  • Honoring Choices Resource – Who is Your Health Care Agent?
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - September 18, 2024

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In This Issue:

  • Register Now: Mastering Sepsis – Key Diagnosis and Management Tips
  • OSHA Hazard Communication Standard Updates
  • SNF QRP Quality Measure Calculations and Reporting User’s Manual V6.0 and Associated Resources
  • Massachusetts Electronic Death Registration System (MAVRIC) Launch Postponed
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - September 12, 2024

Sponsored by: 

CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)

In This Issue:

  • Governor Healey Signs Into Law the Long-Term Care Reform Bill
  • Guidance for Health Care Personnel with SARS-CoV2 Infection or Exposure
  • Celebrate National Assisted Living Week – September 8-14, 2024
  • Welcome New Members – September 2024
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - September 5, 2024

In This Issue:

  • Register Now for Important Life Safety Code In-Person Seminar
  • AHCA/NCAL 2025 National Quality Award Intent to Apply (ITA) is Open - Deadline: Thursday, November 14
  • Massachusetts State Auditor Diana DiZoglio Issues Adult Foster Care/Group Adult Foster Care Performance Audit
  • REMINDER: MassHealth Announces Important Change in LTC Eligibility Verification Timelines – Will Return to 30 Days Beginning September 2024
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - August 28, 2024

In This Issue:

  • South Cove Manor at Quincy Point Honors Local Emergency Responders
  • Brandon Woods of Dartmouth Awarded Best Rehabilitation Facility by SouthCoast Community Choice Awards
  • AHCA/NCAL 2025 National Quality Award Intent to Apply (ITA) is Open - Deadline: Thursday, November 14
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - August 22, 2024

In This Issue:

  • Register Now for the 2024 AHCA/NCAL Convention in Orlando! Advance Rate Registration is Available Until September 19!
  • AHCA/NCAL 2025 National Quality Award Intent to Apply (ITA) is Open - Deadline: Thursday, November 14
  • Summer Fun at Member Facilities!
  • REMINDER: MassHealth Announces Important Change in LTC Eligibility Verification Timelines – Will Return to 30 Days Beginning September 2024
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - August 15, 2024

In This Issue:

  • Senior Veterans Experience Unforgettable Flight
  • 2023-2024 Nursing Home Health Care Personnel Vaccination Rates
  • CMS Releases the Final MDS 3.0 RAI User’s Manual version 1.19.1
  • Revised State Operations Manual Appendix PP - Guidance to Surveyors for Long Term Care Facilities
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - August 8, 2024

In This Issue:

  • 2024 Scholarship Application Final Deadline: Friday, August 9
  • Brockton Hospital to Reopen Inpatient Services on August 13th
  • REMINDER: MassHealth Announces Important Change in LTC Eligibility Verification Timelines – Will Return to 30 Days Beginning September 2024
  • Coming Soon: AHCA/NCAL Quality Awards Intent to Apply and Portal
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - August 2, 2024

In This Issue:

  • Governor Healey Signs Into Law FY 2025 Budget
  • 2024 Scholarship Application Deadline is Today, Friday, August 2
  • Legislature Adjourns Formal Session with Major Bills Unresolved
  • CMS Adopts FY 2025 Medicare SNF PPS Payment Rule
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - July 26, 2024

In This Issue:

  • Steward Announces Plan to Close Two Hospitals
  • Senate Adopts Long Term Care Reform Bill
  • Uptick in COVID-19 Cases and MWRA COVID-19 Wastewater Tracking - July 2024
  • COVID-19 Vaccination Rates - July 2024
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - July 19, 2024

In This Issue:

  • Legislative Session Nears End With Major Bills to Be Decided
  • AHCA/NCAL Announces Incoming President & CEO
  • Incite and MSCA: A Best-in-Class Group Purchasing Experience
  • SNF QRP Provider Preview Reports are Now Available in iQIES
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - July 12, 2024

In This Issue:

  • Register Now! 2024 AHCA/NCAL Quality Award Workshops
  • 2024 Scholarship Application Now Available!
  • AHCA/NCAL 2024 Facility Tour Campaign
  • CMS Proposes to Continue NHSN Reporting for Nursing Homes in the CY 2025 Home Health Proposed Rule
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - June 27, 2024

In This Issue:

  • 2024 Scholarship Application Now Available!
  • Mass Senior Care Facility Members Announce New Dialysis Dens
  • CMS Releases Revised Guidance for the Long-Term Care Facility Assessment Regulation
  • MWRA COVID-19 Wastewater Tracking & Vaccination Rates – June 2024
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - June 21, 2024

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In This Issue:

  • Mass Senior Care’s 2024 Leadership Summit
  • Welcome New Members – June 2024
  • AHCA/NCAL 2024 Silver Quality Award Toolkit Now Available
  • AHCA Antipsychotic Medication Management Toolkit
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - June 14, 2024

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In This Issue:

  • New Guidance Limits Emergency Shelter Stays to Nine Months
  • Happy National CNA Week! June 13 – 19, 2024
  • Senator Elizabeth Warren Files Health Care Private Equity Bill
  • Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program: June Confidential Feedback Reports Available
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - June 6, 2024

In This Issue:

  • Mass Senior Care Members Meet with Congressional Delegation - 2024
  • FY 2025 Budget Conference Committee Appointed
  • CDC Updates FAQs on Enhanced Barrier Precautions in Nursing Homes
  • Draft MDS 3.0 RAI User’s Manual Version 1.19.1
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - May 30, 2024

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In This Issue:

  • AHCA/NCAL 2024 Bronze National Quality Awards and Toolkit
  • Notre Dame Health Care Welcomes Philip Hickey as New President & CEO
  • Bariatric Units & the Availability of MassHealth Add-on for Specialized Care
  • MHA Post-Acute Care Summit: June 11, 2024 – Virtual Event
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - May 24, 2024

In This Issue:

  • Senate Adopts FY 2025 Budget: Next Step is Appointment of Conference Committee
  • AHCA Files Lawsuit to Block CMS Nursing Facility HPPD Rule
  • Thank You for Celebrating National Skilled Nursing Care Week!
  • Nathan Oriol Selected as Future Leader in Long Term and Post-Acute Care by AHCA/NCAL
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - May 17, 2024

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In This Issue:

  • Action Alert: Senate Budget Debate Begins Next Week: Please Ask Your State Senator to Co-Sponsor and Support Amendment #494
  • National Skilled Nursing Care Week – May 12 -18, 2024
  • Catch a Falling Star – Stop Your CMS Five-Star Rating from Falling
  • EOHHS Issues Important Update on Virtual Gateway MFA Connectivity: HIPAA Transactions
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - May 10, 2024

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In This Issue:

  • State Senator Cyr Files Budget Amendment to Ensure Quality Nursing Facility Care
  • Happy National Nurses Week!
  • MHA Issues Report Outlining Health System Challenges and Solutions
  • Demystifying MA Medicaid PDPM: Case Mix Management Strategies Unveiled
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - May 2, 2024

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In This Issue:

  • Governor Healey Signs Into Law FY2024 Supplemental Budget Bill: Includes Extensions Allowing Nursing School Graduate Students to Practice Nursing
  • Congratulations CNA Training Program Graduates, West Side House of Worcester
  • FY2024 Supplemental Budget Bill Also Extends Provision for Nurses to Provide Skilled Care in an ALR
  • Join Us at AHCA/NCAL Congressional Briefing
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - April 26, 2024

In This Issue:

  • Mass Senior Care Hosts Annual Spring Conference & Trade Show - April 25, 2024
  • AHCA/NCAL Summaries of CMS Minimum Staffing and Medicaid Final Rules
  • Legislature Enacts FY2024 Supplemental Bill: Includes Extensions Allowing (1) Nursing School Graduate Students to Practice Nursing and (2) Nurses to Provide Skilled Care in an ALR
  • CMS Testing Risk-Based Survey Approach
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - April 19, 2024

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In This Issue:

  • State Reaches Court Settlement to Move 2,400 People from Nursing Homes to Community
  • AG Campbell Issues Advisory Addressing "Unfair And Deceptive" AI Activity
  • Action Alert: House Budget Debate Begins Next Week: Please Ask Your State Representative to Co-Sponsor and Support Amendment #371
  • 2024 AHCA/NCAL Awards Program is Open!
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - April 11, 2024

In This Issue:

  • Action Alert: Please Ask Your State Representative to Support Amendment #371
  • Biden Administration Announces that Nursing Home Staffing Rule’s Release is Imminent
  • National Healthcare Decisions Day is next Tuesday, April 16
  • 2024 AHCA/NCAL Awards Program Now Open!
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - April 4, 2024

In This Issue:

  • Senator Markey Chairs Subcommittee Meeting on Health Care Private Equity
  • Amendments to Assisted Living Residence Regulations
  • Current Statutory Authorization Allowing (1) Nursing School Graduate Students to Practice Nursing and (2) Nurses to Provide Skilled Care in an ALR Expired on March 31st
  • Limited Seats Available for Mass Senior Care's Spring Conference & Trade Show on April 25, 2024
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - March 28, 2024

In This Issue:

  • Former Soldiers’ Home Officials Settle Criminal Cases – Given Three Months’ Probation
  • Important Action Alert 3.28.24: Please Ask Your Lawmakers to Support Continued Vital Workforce Investments in FY2025
  • MassHealth 2024 Annual Review of Personal Needs Allowance Account - Reminder
  • DPH Updates Recommendations for the General Public to Prevent the Spread of Respiratory Viruses
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - March 21, 2024

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In This Issue:

  • Important Action Alert: Please Ask Your Lawmakers to Support Continued Vital Workforce Investments in FY2025
  • In Memory of Nicolas Thisse
  • Registration is Now Open for Mass Senior Care's Spring Conference & Trade Show on April 25, 2024
  • Limited Sponsorship Opportunities for 2024 Spring Conference & Trade Show
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - March 14, 2024

In This Issue:

  • Stapleton: State Must Continue to Invest in Nursing Homes
  • The Brentwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Celebrates with Ribbon Cutting of New Hemodialysis Den
  • Limited Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities Remain for 2024 Spring Conference & Trade Show
  • Register Now! Enhancing Resident Care and Reducing Unnecessary Resident Hospitalizations in Nursing Facilities
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - March 7, 2024

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In This Issue:

  • Action Alert: Please Ask Your Lawmakers to Support Continued Vital Workforce Investments in FY2025
  • US House Ways and Means Committee Advances Legislation to Prohibit CMS Minimum Staffing Rule
  • Connect with Work Authorized Migrants: A Critical Pipeline for New Employees - Register Now!
  • DPH Guidance on Group A Streptococcal Clusters in Long-term Care Facilities
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - February 29, 2024

In This Issue:

  • $16.3 Million in Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund Grants Announced to Address the Demand for Health Care and Behavioral Health Workers Workforce
  • Massachusetts Nursing Facilities UTD COVID-19 Vaccination Rates
  • Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities are Available for 2024 Spring Conference & Trade Show
  • Register Now! Connect with Work Authorized Migrants: A Critical Pipeline for New Employees
Read more

Mass Senior Care E-News Update - February 22, 2024

In This Issue:

  • AHCA/NCAL President and CEO Mark Parkinson to Retire in Early 2025
  • Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities Now Available For 2024 Spring Conference & Trade Show
  • Register Now! Connect with Work Authorized Migrants: A Critical Pipeline for New Employees
  • Register for the Director of Nursing Services Leadership Development Program
Read more

Mass Senior Care E-News Update - February 15, 2024

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In This Issue:

  • IMPORTANT ACTION ALERT!
  • Register Now: Director of Nursing Services Leadership Development Program
  • EOHHS Issues Request for Information (RFI) Regarding 2018 Olmstead Plan Update
  • REMINDER: OSHA Record Keeping and New Electronic Reporting Due March 2nd
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - February 8, 2024

In This Issue:

  • Work Ready Massachusetts Connects Employers with Work Eligible Migrants
  • Massachusetts BCBS Foundation Issues Report on Medicaid Estate Recovery
  • CMS Issues Data Request for Information (RFI) on the Medicare Advantage (MA) Program
  • REMINDER: Rest Home Deadline for Reporting HCP COVID-19 Vaccination - February 15, 2024
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - February 1, 2024

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In This Issue:

  • REMINDER: Authorization to allow nursing practice by Graduate Nurses & Nursing Students expires March 31, 2024
  • ALR Annual Aggregate Disclosure Form (AADR) and Annual Financial Disclosure Statement (FDS)
  • CMS HCBS Proposed Rule Under Final Review
  • Membership Renewal – Dues Discount Deadline is February 16, 2024
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - January 25, 2024

In This Issue:

  • Governor Healey Releases FY2025 State Budget Recommendation
  • Governor Healey Issues New Report on Status of the State’s Emergency Shelter System
  • CMS Intends to Finalize Nursing Facility Minimum Staffing Rule in 2024
  • Immunization Strategies for Long-Term Care: Stories from the Field Webinar — January 31, 2024
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - January 18, 2024

In This Issue:

  • Governor Healey Delivers State of the State Address: Outlines Upcoming Priorities
  • REMINDER: Authorization to allow nursing practice by use Graduate Nurses and Nursing Students expires March 31, 2024
  • Register Now for Upcoming Supervisory Skills Webinar Confronting Toxic Workplace Behavior: Essential Skills for Supervisors
  • CMS National Stakeholder Call - January 23, 2024
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - January 11, 2024

In This Issue:

  • Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on Employee or Independent Contractor Classification
  • CMS Reviewing Proposed Medicare Advantage Regulation: Includes Modified Appeals Process
  • Register Now for Upcoming Supervisory Skills Webinar
  • Update on Electronic Death Pronouncement Process
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - January 4, 2024

In This Issue:

  • Fiscal 2024 Tax Collections Continue to Decline in First Half of December
  • REMINDER: Authorization to allow nursing practice by Graduate Nurses and Nursing Students expires March 31, 2024
  • CMS Issues Proposed Rule on Appeals Process for Medicare Patients Placed on Observation Stay Status
  • AHCA/NCAL Diversity Executive Leadership Program Nominations Open on January 14
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - December 28, 2023

In This Issue:

  • Massachusetts Unemployment Remains Under 3 Percent
  • December 2023 Updates to Paid Family Medical Leave
  • MWRA COVID-19 Wastewater Tracking – December 2023
  • Happy New Year from MSCA!
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