The NHSN Vaccination team will be hosting upcoming trainings to review important changes and information regarding reporting person-level resident and health care personnel COVID-19 vaccination data through the NHSN Long-Term Care (LTC) Facility Component.
Mass Senior Care member facilities celebrated their CNAs during National Certified Nursing Assistants Week from June 15-21, 2023 in creative and thoughtful ways.
Six Mass Senior Care member facilities are being recognized with a 2023 Silver – Achievement in Quality Award by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL).
To support the needs of nursing home residents with behavioral needs, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) today issued a memo noting that this summer the agency will be enhancing the Behavioral Health Community Partners (BHCP) Program, expanding support provided by the DMH Case Management Team, and expanding the Community Transitions Liaison Program (CTLP).
Mass Senior Care Testifies at Elder Affairs Committee and Health Care Financing Legislative Hearings: Includes Nursing Facility Stabilization Bill, Quality Jobs and SCO Accountability
Celebrate CNA Week – June 15 – June 21, 2023
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MassHealth Issues Notice on Enhancements to Its Behavioral Health Community Partners Program: Webinar on June 22nd
The Joint Committee on Elder Affairs and Joint Committee on Health Care Financing earlier this week held separate public hearings on a combined 51 bills related to senior care, including The Nursing Home Stabilization bill, The Nursing Home Quality Jobs bill and The Senior Care Options Quality and Transparency bill.
Since their release on April 3, 2023, MDS 3.0 version v1.8.11v2 final item sets and draft RAI guidance were updated and substantial changes were made to several sections.
MassHealth will be hosting Trading Partner Testing (TPT) beginning in mid-August 2023 to support the transition to MDS 3.0 for payment purposes effective October 1, 2023, for nursing facilities.
AHCA/NCAL’s Infection Preventionist Specialized Training (IPCO) is recommended for individuals responsible for infection prevention and control in all long term care settings and is specifically tailored to train Infection Preventionists (IPs) in nursing facilities.