The Massachusetts Senior Care Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2020/2021 awards. The scholarships will assist long term care staff in meeting their personal and professional goals through furthering their education. Scholarships from $500 to $2,000 will be awarded to selected applicants to cover direct, out of pocket expenses for tuition, fees, books, and supplies incurred during the period July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. Applicants must be currently employed by a Massachusetts Senior Care Association member nursing

Mass Senior Care’s original PDPM 6 Months Later: The Massachusetts Experience in person seminar was cancelled due to COVID-19.

The Crisis Counseling Program (CCP) is funded by the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) and managed in partnership between the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health and Riverside Trauma Center, a program of Riverside Community Care.

The Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) today informed nursing facilities that the due date for the 2019 HCF-1 (nursing facility), the new REA-CR (the realty company) and the MGT-CR (management company/central office) cost reports deployed on June 29, 2020 are now due on Wednesday, September 30, 2020.

Provides updates on HHS Funding Allocation for Private Pay Assisted Living, Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Tests to be Delivered to ALRs, CDC Updates on NHSN Module to Include POC Testing Questions, CDC Considerations for Use of SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Testing in Nursing Homes

This update reminds members that CMS' new COVID-19 testing requirements are effective tomorrow, September 2, 2020, discusses DHHS updated guidance on the Infection Control Provider Relief Fund Distribution, the AHCA recorded webinar on testing requirements and provides a reminder about the next DPH weekly call.

EOHHS today issued an email note indicating the Final Filing webform for the Nursing Facility COVID-19 Supplemental Payment will be online and available the week of September 7. In the email, EOHHS included an (1) Accounting Form EXCEL Template, (2) Updated COVID 19 Supplemental Funding Final Filing Form Instructions and (3) Updated Draft Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).