Memorandum To: Mass Senior Care Members From: Tara M. Gregorio, President Re: COVID-19 Updates: DPH Guidance on Training and Supervision Requirements for Nurse Aides and Feeding Assistants; Register for Tomorrow’s Webinar on the Role of the PPE Coach Date: June 4, 2020 DPH Releases Guidance on training and supervision requirements for nurse aides and feeding assistants The Department of Public Health has released guidance on the hiring of nurse aides and the training and supervision of these aides. This guidance

Memorandum To: Mass Senior Care Members From: Tara Gregorio, President RE: COVID-19 Updates: Revised Notification Guidelines; Webinar Reminders; EOHHS Updated FAQs Date: June 3, 2020 Revised Notification Guidelines AHCA/NCAL has updated the COVID-19 Reporting and Notification Guidelines for Nursing Homes , according to the new regulations for notifying residents, representatives and families of COVID cases that went into effect on May 8, 2020. These guidelines supplement the information in this detailed summary According to CMS, you must report the total number of

Memorandum To: Mass Senior Care Members From: Tara M. Gregorio, President Re: Tomorrow (June 3rd) is the deadline to file the Attestation for Medicare FFS Provider Relief Payment Date: June 2, 2020 AHCA has provided the following information related to the June 3 rd attestation deadline in regard to the Medicare FFS Provider Relief Payment. This morning the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services clarified that the June 3 deadline for providers to submit revenue data: Is only for providers who received a

Memorandum To: Mass Senior Care Members From: Tara M. Gregorio, President Re: COVID-19 Updates: June 1 st CMS Memorandum; Register for Workforce Webinar; EOHHS Issues Administrative Bulletin on Baseline Testing Supplemental Payments; Updated Guidance on Proper Use of COVID-19 Waivers Claim Codes and Weekly DPH and CMS Call Reminders Date: June 2, 2020 CMS Releases Memorandum on COVID-19 Survey Activities, CARES Act Funding, Enhanced Enforcement for Infection Control deficiencies, and Quality Improvement Activities in Nursing Homes On June 1st, CMS

Memorandum To: Mass Senior Care Members From: Tara M. Gregorio, President Re: COVID-19 Updates: Evening Edition – New Guidance on In-Person Visitations; Update on National Guard Testing; Tablet Donation Survey Date: June 1, 2020 Guidance on Limitations on Visitors in Long-Term Care Facilities during the COVID-19 Outbreak The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) released new guidance permitting long-term care facilities to allow in-person visitation in a designated outdoor visitation space, provided that the long-term care facility implements all of

Memorandum To: Mass Senior Care Members From: Tara M. Gregorio, President Re: REMINDERS: (1) CHIA Weekly Reporting Due TODAY - Monday, June 1 st , and (2) Video Conferencing for Residents Date: June 1, 2020 This is a reminder that the 4 th CHIA Nursing Home Weekly data report is due today, Monday, June 1st. As a condition of MassHealth supplemental funding, nursing facilities are required to comply with this administrative requirement by submitting weekly data updated on the CHIA

Memorandum To: Mass Senior Care Members From: Tara M. Gregorio, President Re: REMINDERS: (1) CHIA Weekly Reporting Due TODAY - Monday, June 1st, and (2) Video Conferencing for Residents Date: June 1, 2020 This is a reminder that the 4th CHIA Nursing Home Weekly data report is due today, Monday, June 1st. As a condition of MassHealth supplemental funding, nursing facilities are required to comply with this administrative requirement by submitting weekly data updated on the CHIA submissions portal. Please

Memorandum To: Mass Senior Care Members From: Tara M. Gregorio, President Re: COVID-19 Updates: Video Conferencing Reminder; MassHealth Clinical Audits; Clarification on PPE Guidance Date: May 29, 2020 Reminder: Video Conferencing for Residents Must Be in Place by May 31 st to Meet MassHealth COVID-19 Supplemental Payments Criteria Nursing facilities are required to provide all residents access to regular video conferencing by May 31, 2020, for the purpose of enabling live video communications with family members. It is recommended that

Memorandum To: Mass Senior Care Members From: Tara M. Gregorio, President Re: COVID-19 Updates: Technology Requirement for Virtual Visits; Legislature Passes COVID-19 Reporting Bill Date: May 28, 2020 Reminder: Video Conferencing for Residents Must Be in Place by May 31 st to Meet MassHealth COVID-19 Supplemental Payments Criteria To be eligible for the final 3 MassHealth Supplemental Payments in the ‘Up to 50%’ COVID-19 surge program which is providing up to $130 million in additional funding for a 2-month period

Webinar - Identified areas of non-compliance Massachusetts Nursing Home Infection Control Competency Checklist Audits Mass Senior Care hosted a webinar on May 29, 2020 at 1:00 pm to review the results of the first round of Massachusetts Nursing Home Infection Control Competency Audits and areas identified as requiring improvement. Included in this webinar are tips and recommendations to achieve compliance on the core competency items as well as other as other areas on the Infection Control Competency Checklist. Presenters: Helen