On April 10th, the Committee on House Ways and Means (HWM) released its version of the state FY2020 budget. The Committee's recommendation includes an additional $30 Million in funding for nursing home care; establishes a Nursing Facility Emergency Task Force to make recommendations on long term sustainability of the nursing facility sector.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.