Please note that Mass Senior Care Association and American Health Care Association 2018 membership renewal notices will be mailed out next week. If you have any questions about these notices, please call the office at 617-558-0202. Thank you for your ongoing support and participation.

Jewish Healthcare Center of Worcester recently announced that longtime Director of Clinical Services, Anne-Marie Jette, will retire at the end of December 2017 after over 23 years of service.

The New England QIN-QIO (Healthcentric Advisors), in partnership with Honoring Choices and BayState Medical Center invites you to join them on January 18, 2018 from 12:00pm - 1:00pm to explore tools and strategies that will support patient centered end of life discussions and ensure patient wishes are documented and shared across care settings.

The Bureau of Health Care Safety and Quality (BHCSQ) of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health invites you to attend a stakeholder presentation on the Supportive Planning and Operations Team (SPOT) Initiative.

On December 18th, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a notice indicating that it will continue accepting 2016 OSHA Form 300A data through the Injury Tracking Application (ITA) until midnight on December 31, 2017.

Submissions for the 2018 National Quality Award Program are now being accepted online! Application packets are available on the Bronze, Silver and Gold award web pages. All applications and payments must be submitted via the online portal before February 1, 2018 at 8 p.m. EST.

Last week, nearly 200 facility representatives participated in the Department of Public Health (DPH) webinar on the adjustments that are being made to the Nursing Home Survey Tool (or Nursing Home Report Card) that will begin in January 2018.

The Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) has issued emergency regulations and updated its FAQ’s - Updates in Employer Health Care Contributions and Experience Rate Schedule Adjustments for 2018 – 2019 regarding the changes that will result from the temporary two-year employer health contribution law that will take effect on January 1, 2018 and expire at the end of calendar year 2019.

Mass Senior Care is pleased to welcome our new members to the Association.