The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is making available, to multiple sectors, departments, and agencies, excess PPE which can be requested to create or bolster existing PPE levels at the municipal, state agency, and nonprofit levels.
The American Health Care Association (AHCA) released a new report outlining the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the nation’s nursing homes, join President & CEO Mark Parkinson and the AHCA/NCAL team for a member webinar to discuss the details of President Biden’s proposals for nursing homes presented during the State of the Union address and the Association’s response, informational webinar to review Administrative Bulletin 22-02 101 CMR 206.00: Standard Payments to Nursing Facilities, and MassHealth has scheduled a training regarding changes to MassHealth Nonemergency Wheelchair Van Transportation Services.
The White House unveiled a plan Protecting Seniors and People with Disabilities by Improving Safety and Quality of Care in the Nation’s Nursing Homes, the Administration has notified Massachusetts employers that the COVID-19 Massachusetts Emergency Paid Sick Leave Program (MEPSL) will be ending in 15 days, join MassHealth and Mass Senior Care for an informational webinar to review Administrative Bulletin 22-02 101 CMR 206.00: Standard Payments to Nursing Facilities, MassHealth has scheduled a training regarding changes to MassHealth Nonemergency Wheelchair Van Transportation Services, and information on the MEMA & DPH Excess PPE Program.
MassHealth has scheduled on March 10, 2022, from 1 PM – 2:30 PM, a training regarding changes to MassHealth Nonemergency Wheelchair Van Transportation Services, the Interim Direct Care Cost-Quotient (DCC-Q) Filing is due on March 1st, and nursing facilities must file the form electronically on the UMASS portal, and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) yesterday announced it is making more than $560 million in Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Phase 4 General Distribution payments this week.
The American Health Care Association is pleased to announce that National Skilled Nursing Care Week (NSNCW) products and planning guide are now available at nsncw.org.
The Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) has posted of a Notice of Upcoming Procurement announcing its intent to procure qualified entities to serve as Accountable Care Partnership Plans (ACPPs) and Primary Care Accountable Care Organizations (PCACOs) under its Accountable Care Organization (ACO) program.
Mass Senior Care is reminding nursing facilities that any nursing home that advertises or holds itself out as providing specialized services and programming for dementia special care units must: meet the requirements for dementia special care units at 105 CMR 150.022 through 150.029 and complete a disclosure statement that is available to the public and filed annually on March 1 with the Department of Public Health, regardless of whether the information previously reported in the form has changed.
The DPH has released guidance for nursing homes and rest homes on the process to report mandatory healthcare personnel (HCP) influenza data to fulfill the requirement for submission of annual HCP influenza data to DPH by April 15, 2022. In addition the DPH has provided a list of resources to assist healthcare facilities in developing influenza campaigns and identifying best practices for increasing HCP vaccination rates.
Mass Senior Care continues to remind nursing facilities that per the Long-term Care Facility COVID-19 Personnel Vaccination Requirement the booster vaccine mandate requires all nursing homes and rest homes to ensure that all eligible personnel have received a COVID-19 additional dose or booster vaccination by February 28, 2022.