Mass Senior Care facility members gathered earlier this week for the two-day MSCA Leadership Summit, Charting A New Course: Identifying Opportunities to Improve the Survey Experience and Outcomes, at the Beauport Hotel in Gloucester.

Member Update: CMS Releases Revised Guidance for the Long-Term Care Facility Assessment Regulation; New Rules from the Office of Civil Rights

Member Update: Nurse Aide Certification Exams Available in Spanish and Chinese Starting in July

Mass Senior Care is offering Certificates of Appreciation to distribute to your CNAs during National Certified Nursing Assistants Week (June 13-19, 2024).

Quarterly Confidential Feedback Reports for the FY 2025 Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program (SNF VBP) are now available for download from iQIES.

In response to an increase in private equity involvement in financing health care, magnified by the Steward Healthcare situation, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren on June 11, 2024 filed the Corporate Crimes Against Health Care Act.

Massachusetts Senior Care Association is pleased to recognize our member CNAs who are dedicated to enhancing the quality of care and quality of life of their residents.

In April 2024, the Massachusetts Legislature passed a new law establishing a 9-month limit on a family’s eligibility for emergency assistance (EA) shelter, with opportunities for extensions if they qualify. On June 12th, guidance was issued by the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) to establish procedures implementing the 9-month limit on EA eligibility, including criteria that will be used to determine whether a family qualifies for an extension.

Member Update: MassHealth Issues Nursing Facility Bulletin 186: Updates to Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR); Applications Open for CNA to LPN Career Ladder Program