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E-News Update

Your Link to Long Term Care News in Massachusetts

September 24, 2020

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Voting for Long Term Care Residents

Ensuring that long term care residents can exercise their constitutional right to vote is of utmost importance. Long term care providers should do everything possible to ensure residents can get the information and materials they need to participate in the election, while also staying safe from COVID-19.

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   E-News Updates

AHCA/NCAL Convention & Expo Is Two Weeks Away

AHCA is pleased to offer the 71st Annual AHCA/NCAL Virtual Convention & Expo experience. The virtual convention will offer all of the activities you are used to: CE-approved education, top-rated session and keynote speakers, a virtual exhibit hall, networking, and even a bit of fun.

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Emergency Preparedness Resource for Long-Term Care Providers

ASPR (HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response) has released a new toolkit on COVID-19 Considerations for Long-Term Care Facilities.

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MA e-MOLST Web Portal

The MA e-MOLST Web Portal offers health care providers and seriously ill, high risk and frail adults an effective communication approach to engage in proactive planning conversations and document patient care choices. The Ma e-MOLST Web Portal, is a joint initiative of the MA Coalition for Serious Illness Care, Ariadne Labs and Honoring Choices MA.

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Mary McKenna, Massachusetts State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Announces Retirement

On September 23, 2020, Mary McKenna, the Massachusetts State Long-Term Care Ombudsman announced her retirement. Mary has been the State Long Term Care Ombudsman for almost 30 years and has worked with the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program since 1982 at the local, national and state level.

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REMINDER: (1) Final Filing for the MassHealth COVID-19 Supplemental Payment and (2) UPDATED FAQ

EOHHS has issued a reminder that the Final Filing for the Nursing Facility COVID-19 Supplemental Payment is due no later than September 30, 2020, to account for the manner in which the MassHealth COVID-19 Supplemental Initial Payment for the Up to 50% Program was spent, which provided up to $130 million.

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In This Issue

  • Voting for Long Term Care Residents
  • AHCA/NCAL Convention & Expo Is Two Weeks Away
  • Emergency Preparedness Resource for Long-Term Care Providers
  • MA e-MOLST Web Portal
  • Mary McKenna, Massachusetts State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Announces Retirement
  • REMINDER: (1) Final Filing for the MassHealth COVID-19 Supplemental Payment and (2) UPDATED FAQ

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