The Occupational Health and Safety Agency (OSHA) announced a time-limited enforcement effort for focused inspections in hospitals, nursing facilities, and assisted living communities treating COVID-19 patients.

AHCA/NCAL’s Congressional Briefing is back in 2022 and it’s time to register!

MassHealth has scheduled on March 16, 2022, from 1 PM – 2:30 PM, a training regarding changes to MassHealth Nonemergency Wheelchair Van Transportation Services. If you have already registered for the March 10 session and plan to attend, there is no need to register again.

As we have previously reported to membership, the Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) is in the final stages of upgrading and modernizing the Nursing Facility Cost Reports in an effort to make the forms more accessible to policy makers, providers and consumers.

As we reported to members last week, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) on Tuesday notified nursing facilities that it will extend the current 10% COVID-19 supplemental workforce payment through June 30th. The new 3-month funding for workforce brings the cumulative total of COVID-19 supplemental payments to $60 million for the 6-month period of January through June 2022.

EOHHS notified nursing facilities that it will extend the current 10% COVID-19 supplemental workforce payment through June 30th, join the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Thursday, March 10th @ 3:00pm ET for a National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call, and OSHA announced a time-limited enforcement effort for focused inspections in hospitals, nursing facilities, and assisted living communities treating COVID-19 patients.

Updated Comprehensive PPE Guidance, CMS issues guidance to states on returning to routine operations after the eventual end of the COVID-19 PHE, final chance to register for tomorrow’s webinar; MassHealth to host important training webinar on Nonemergency Wheelchair Transportation; DPH monthly call reminder, and REDCap upgrade scheduled Friday, March 11.

The Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) will extend the current 10% COVID-19 supplemental workforce payment through June 30th. The new 3-month funding for workforce brings the cumulative total of COVID-19 supplemental payments to $60 million for the 6-month period of January through June 2022.

Mass Senior Care is pleased to welcome new members to our Association. Our members have demonstrated their commitment to the senior care provider community by joining Mass Senior Care and we are grateful for their support.