Register now for Reporting: LTCF Respiratory Pathogens Module: Updates to Resident Data Collection Form and Up to Date Definition for Weekly COVID-19 Vaccination Data Reporting for Healthcare Personnel and Residents; and NHSN Person-Level Vaccination Forms: Quarter 4 2024 Updates for Long-Term Care Facilities

Effective September 30, 2024, facilities will need to report respiratory pathogen vaccination, case, and hospitalization data using a newly combined reporting form.

Effective September 30, 2024, an individual will be considered "up to date" if they have received a single dose of the 2024-2025 updated COVID-19 vaccine.

AHCA/NCAL has released a new resource to assist providers in developing their Facility Assessment in compliance with the requirements at 42 CFR 483.71. The latest addition is the Recruitment and Retention template, available to AHCA/NCAL members through the Strengthening Facility Assessments to Adapt to Regulatory Changes webinar on ahcancalED.

A recent webinar hosted by AHCA/NCAL with Incite Strategic Partners, Beyond Savings – What You Should be Getting from Your GPO, features information on up-front savings, industry expertise, workforce recruiting and retention resources, and ongoing recommendations which can be tailored to your specific needs.

Honoring Choices has developed a new consumer handout to help consumers in the community complete a health care proxy. The Who is Your Health Care Agent? consumer handout offers 3 simple steps to choose a Health Care Agent, complete a Health Care Proxy, and share your Proxy with your medical providers and others.

Mass Senior Care Association is pleased to offer Associate Members sponsorship opportunities and exhibitor booths for the upcoming 2024 Annual Meeting & Trade Show on Thursday, November 14, 2024 at the Wellsworth Hotel in Southbridge, MA.

Employing Work Authorized New Immigrants: Incentives & Supports Exclusive Complimentary Webinar for Mass Senior Care Facility and Corporate Members Only October 16, 2024 10:00 am – 11:00am Zoom Webinar Presented in Partnership with the Executive Office of Labor & Workforce Development

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued an announcement in the MLN Connects newsletter that all skilled nursing facility (SNF) providers will receive off-cycle provider enrollment revalidation notices from their Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) to collect additional data on ownership, managerial, and related party information not previously required.

Member Update: New AHCA LTC Facility Assessment Recruitment and Retention Tool Now Available; Up-to-Date Definition Changes for NHSN COVID-19 Vaccination Reporting; New Combined Respiratory Pathogen Reporting Form for Residents; NHSN Webinars