Member Update: Massachusetts Division of Insurance Issues Filing Guidance to Insurers In Regard to Prior Authorization for Post-Acute Care Facility Admission or Home Health Services; CHIA Releases Annual Report on Massachusetts Health Care System Performance; Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) Commission – First Meeting

We look forward to seeing you at our May 14th Spring Conference and Trade Show at the DCU Center in Worcester where you will have opportunities to participate in educational sessions, network with peers, engage with exhibitors to learn about the latest products and services and earn CEUs. Attendee registration will be available soon, please mark your calendar and plan to join us on May 14th!

The American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living’s Gero Nurse Prep course significantly increases RNs’ gerontological nursing competency test scores. Registrants can save $200 on Gero Nurse Prep through May 15, 2025 with promo code GROWRNS (all caps).

The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (DFML) has created a new Leave Allotment View for Leave Administrators.

The Care Planning Team of the Massachusetts Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s Disease and All other Dementias has released a new toolkit for people living with dementia, dementia care partners, families, community-based service providers, and health care providers.

CMS last year announced its upcoming transition and training plan for State Survey Agencies (SSAs) to the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES). CMS recently updated its memo on March 7, 2025, noting the iQIES Nursing Home launch is now scheduled for July 2025.

As previously reported, on July 31, 2024, Governor Healey signed An Act Relative to Salary Range Transparency into law to increase equity and transparency in pay in the Commonwealth. The Attorney General’s Office has released initial guidance highlighting employer requirements and employee rights.

Our administrators provide an invaluable service to consumers and families across the Commonwealth. Mass Senior Care extends its heartfelt gratitude to all Administrators for their dedicated efforts in delivering quality, compassionate care to residents and their families every day!

We urge you, your residents, their family members, and staff to please call your elected officials and thank them for protecting access to quality nursing facility care, and respectfully urge them to support in the FY 2026 budget the $280 million necessary to implement the resident care and workforce sections contained in Chapter 197 of the Acts of 2024.