The Conference Committee members continue to reconcile the House of Representatives' and Senate's versions of the FY 2020 budget. The state is currently operating on an interim budget to keep state government programs and services running through the month of July.

Nine Mass Senior Care member facilities are being recognized with a 2019 Silver – Achievement in Quality Award by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL).

As the FY 2020 Conference Committee continues to work to finalize the state budget, Mass Senior Care urges the nursing facility community to keep up the momentum and please continue to call your state legislators .

Mass Senior Care Association today testified at the Department of Public Health's public hearing urging the Commissioner to exempt skilled nursing facilities from the proposed amendments to 105 CMR 721.000 – Standards for Prescription Format and Security in Massachusetts.

This week's Boston Globe's article, "Losing money and struggling to find workers, a nursing home operator feels the squeeze", presented in human terms a compelling picture of the ongoing financial and workforce crisis the Massachusetts nursing facility sector is experiencing.

The FY 2020 Conference Committee continues to work aggressively to reconcile the House of Representatives and Senate's FY 2020 budget recommendations before the June 30th deadline.