To show appreciation for EVS personnel, who ensure that healthcare facilities across the country are clean, safe places for patients, their families, and other staff members, Project Firstline partnered with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop a new resource, How to Read a Disinfectant Label.

Submit your ITA in the Quality Award Portal between September 15 and November 15 to receive an automatic discount on the overall application fee when you submit your 2023 application.

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.

CMS has posted a revised advanced copy of Appendix PP as an attachment to QSO-22-19-NH. The advanced copy was revised to include new regulatory language, which was finalized in the Fiscal Year 2023 Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Final Rule (CMS 1765-F).

On September 12, 2022 the DPH released updated guidance on Admission of Residents on Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) to Long-Term Care Facilities.

As Mass Senior Care continues to promote Sepsis Awareness Month, we encourage members to utilize the resources below which can be used to educate staff about the signs and symptoms of sepsis.

CMS recently issued a letter to all nursing homes and debt collectors regarding debt collection practices. The focus behind the letter is to draw attention to the prohibited practice outlined in the Nursing Home Reform Act (NHRA) of nursing facilities requesting or requiring that a third party personally guarantee payment to the facility as a condition of a resident’s admission or continued stay in the facility.

Make sure to mark your calendar now for two important MDS programs in January 2023. We are offering sessions on Understanding the Changes to the MDS and Operationalizing the Changes to the MDS.

DPH clarified that the Department’s definition for up to date (UTD) for COVID-19 vaccine/boosters in LTC facilities aligns with the CDC.

The NHSN announced updates and modifications being released for the long term care facility component of NHSN. The changes will take effect after the September 2022 NHSN release.