Nursing facility’s August Performance Score Reports for the Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program are available to download from iQIES, including the incentive payment multiplier CMS will apply to Part A claims in FY 2024.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) has released the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model aimed at improving the way dementia care is delivered and supporting unpaid caregivers.

Mass Senior Care is offering a variety of education programs on regulatory, human resource, and clinical topics. Please review the list of programs below and click on the appropriate registration link.

The Department of Public Health yesterday issued a memo regarding Legionnaires’ disease in long-term care facilities (LTCFs).

On Tuesday August 8, 2023, Governor Maura Healey declared a State of Emergency exists in Massachusetts due to rapidly rising numbers of migrant families arriving in Massachusetts in need of shelter and services and a severe lack of shelter availability in the state.

We are pleased to report that Governor Healey has signed into law the FY2024 budget totaling $56 billion and includes $283 million over the current FY 2023 Medicaid nursing facility budget appropriation.

Member Updates: Legionnaires’ Disease in Long-Term Care Facilities; MassHealth Implements LTSS Provider Self-Service Online Inquiry Form; Register Now for MMQ Transition Webinar

Member Updates: Governor Healey Signs FY 2024 Budget Into Law; Governor Healey Declares State of Emergency Due to Rising Numbers of Migrant Families In Need of Shelter and Services; Reminder: SNF Quality Reporting Program: Non-Compliance Notifications

Member Updates: MassHealth Webinar on Enhanced Care Coordination and Transition Support: August 21st; Reminder: MassHealth Trading Partner Testing (TPT) for transition to MDS 3.0: Update; MassHealth Adds PASRR Training Webinar; Register Now for Members Only MMQ to MDS Conversion Webinar

Member Update: MassHealth PASRR Update: August 28 Launch Date for New PASRR Portal