Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey launched a new website, www.FrontlineMA.org to provide health care workers and first responders in Massachusetts with key resources. The website in collaboration with HubSpot and IDEO, is in response to the urgent need for centralized information for frontline workers including safe housing, hotels, self-care, and emergency child care services.

Last week, Barry and Mary Giller of Milford, MA, a husband and wife duo, were the first patients discharged from Beaumont Rehab and Skilled Nursing Center in Worcester after fully recovering from COVID-19.

Food = Gratitude Project, a campaign initiated by the Massachusetts Health Council, brings meals to staff working in long term care facilities, community health centers and YMCA child care centers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Last week, the Food=Gratitude Project delivered meals to The Boston Home in Dorchester and next week will be partnering with Christopher House in Worcester.

In this memo we are providing you with updates on: Additional Provider Relief Funds Distributed; Command Center Halts Self-Test Kits for Nursing Homes, Rest Homes and Assisted Living Residences; Update on Pending Requirement for National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Reporting; Updated: Steps to Limit COVID-19 Spread and Outbreaks in Long Term Care; and Resource for Staff to Embrace Social Distancing

In this memo we are providing you with updates on: MassHealth Monthly Supplemental Payment; Reminders: Weekly DPH and CMS Calls; Complimentary Webinar: Federal Funding Assistance for COVID-19 Response and Recovery; and Update on National Skilled Nursing Care Week

On Monday, April 20th, Mass Senior Care hosted "Crisis Communications for LTC Providers During COVID-19" webinar for Mass Senior Care provider members. Handouts include Crisis Communications Tips for Members; Sample Press Statement.

In this memo we are providing you with updates on: CMS Issues New Recommendations for Guidelines For Opening Up America Again; Upcoming Requirements for Notification of Confirmed COVID-19 or PUI Among Residents and Staff in Nursing Homes; Commonwealth Magazine Media Coverage; Nebulizing Guidance

In this memo we are providing you with updates on: Boston Globe Op-Ed Calls for Immediate Action to Protect Nursing Facility Staff and Residents; CDC Updated Criteria for Return to Work; Governor Baker Signs Into Law Liability Protections for Health Care Workers and Facilities; Mass Senior Care Offers Crisis Communications Webinar – April 20th

In this memo we are providing you with updates on: Governor Baker Announces Crisis Management Help for Long Term Care Facilities Updates to Provider Relief Fund Website Long-Term Care Staffing Portal Offers $1,000 Sign on Bonus Mass Senior Care and MIT Partner to Support Nursing Facility Residents, Families and Staff Recommendations to Facilitate the Transfer of Deceased Residents from Nursing Homes Recommendations for When a Resident Wants to Leave the Building Guidance on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) practices in Assisted Living Facilities