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COVID19 Guidance for Assisted Living Facilities
- Guidance and Resources for Assisted Living Residences (ALRs) During the COVID-19 Pandemic (January 3, 2023)
- Letter to Resident Families from Secretary Chen (November 3, 2022)
- ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC HEALTH COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2022-15 Issued June 14, 2022
- MEMO: Resumption of on-site Compliance Review visits (June 9, 2022)
- Integrated Guidance and Resources for Assisted Living Residences (ALRs) During the COVID-19 Pandemic (April 8, 2022)
- Antigen Rapid Point of Care COVID-19 Testing for Assisted Living Residences (ALRs) Visitors (April 4, 2022)
- Antigen Rapid Point of Care COVID-19 Testing for Assisted Living Residences (Updated March 29, 2022)
- ALR: Staff Vaccination & Booster Reporting Survey (March 24, 2022)
- ALR Booster Requirement Reminder (February 23, 2022)
- BinaxNOW Rapid Point of Care COVID-19 Testing for Assisted Living Residences (December 28, 2021)
- Resource guide: reporting COVID Incident reports (December 20, 2021)
- EOEA and DPH Infection Control Webinar for Assisted Living Residences (December 1, 2021)
- Recent COVID-19 Outbreaks in ALRs (November 24, 2021)
- BinaxNOW Rapid Point of Care COVID-19 Testing for Assisted Living Residences (October 24, 2021)
- Vaccine Reporting Requirement Guidance for ALRs (October 21, 2021)
- Information for Assisted Living Residences on Pfizer COVID-19 Booster (September 24, 2021)
- COVID-19 Booster Vaccine Administration (September 20, 2021)
- Emergency Regulations: 651CMR12.00: CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCES (September 15, 2021)
- Public Awareness: Monoclonal antibody therapy for COVID-19 (September 1, 2021)
- Expanded Vaccine Mandate to include Rest Homes, Assisted Living Residences, Hospice Programs and Home Care Workers(September 1, 2021)
- BinaxNOW Rapid Point of Care COVID-19 Testing for Assisted Living Residences (August 9, 2021)
- Standardized COVID-19 Testing Recommendations Prior to Hospital Discharge (May 5, 2021)
- BinaxNOW Rapid Point of Care COVID-19 Testing for Assisted Living Residences- Extension (March 30, 2021)
- Updated Guidance for Assisted Living Residences (ALRs) during the COVID-19
- Public Health Emergency (March 17, 2021)
- Updates to Long-Term Care Surveillance Testing (March 17, 2021)
- Vaccination Options for Assisted Living Residents and Staff following the Federal
Pharmacy Partnership Program (March 17, 2021)
- New link to access ALR-Dynamics: https://umassmedcwm05.crm.dynamics.com/main.aspx
- BinaxNOW Product Expiry Update (March, 20201)
- EOEA BinaxNOW Guidance (February 1, 2021)
- Updated Guidance for Assisted Living Residences (ALRs) during the COVID-19 Outbreak
- EOEA BinaxNOW Guidance (December 30, 2020)
- MA Return to Work Guidance (December 9, 2020)
- UPDATED Surveillance Testing guidance (December 7, 2020)
- UPDATED Summary of COVID-19 Related Reporting Requirements (November 25. 2020)
- EOEA Notice re: Daily Submission of Non-Resident Positive Reports of COVID-19 (November 25, 2020)
- UPDATED Letter to Families re: Holidays (November 23, 2020)
- UPDATED Surveillance Testing Guidance (November 23, 2020)
- DPH Letters to Familes and Loved Ones Re: Holidays:
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- UPDATED Guidance Regarding Visitors and Indoor Congregate Activities for Assisted Living Residences (ALRs) during the COVID-19 Outbreak (November 9, 2020)
- Reimbursement to Assisted Living Residences for Certain Types of COVID-19 Testing (October 5, 2020)
- ALR Social Visits Guidance Updates (September 23, 2020)
- Updates to Long-Term Care Surveillance Testing (August 27, 2020)
- Updates to Long Term Care Surveillance Testing (August 17, 2020)
- Chapter 93 of the Acts of 2020 Elder Facilities Reporting User Guide (REDCap) (August 14, 2020)
- Assisted Living Reporting Requirements Summary
- EOEA 651 CMR 12.00 Emergency Reg-Redline (August 5, 2020)
- Long-Term Care Facility (Nursing Facility, Rest Home, and Assisted Living Residence) Surveillance Testing FAQ (July 27, 2020)
- EOEA Bonuses for Certain Long-Term Care Positions (July 15, 2020)
- DPH Memo Regarding COVID-19 Data Submission Requirements (July 6, 2020)
- EOEA Guidance for ALRs Providing Clarification on Visitor and Congregate Activity Policies
- EOHHS Surveillance Testing Memorandum (06/30/2020)
- Mobile Testing at Long-Term Care and Assisted Living Residences
- Guidance for Assisted Living Residences and Hospitals Relative to Return from Hospitals for Assisted Living Residents Related to COVID-19 (June 8, 2020)
- Amended Assisted Living Residence Operators Guidance and Policies and Procedures to Protect Residents, Facilities, and Services during the COVID-19 Outbreak (June 1, 2020)
- EOEA Resource Guide: reporting COVID-19 incidents (May 8, 2020)
- Guidance for Mobile testing in SNFs, RHs and ALRs (April 13, 2020)
- Information on the Onsite COVID-19 Testing Program in Long Term Care Facilities, including ALRs (April 9, 2020)
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- EOEA Letter to Nursing Home Administrators and ALR Executive Directors on LTC Staffing Portal (April 9, 2020)
- DPH Family One-Pager of Considerations for Moving a Loved One from a SNF, Rest Home or ALR (April 9, 2020)
- EOEA/DPH Guidance for ALRs on Skilled Care and Staffing (April 2, 2020)
- MA Executive Office of Health and Human Services Guidance Regarding Requesting Personal Protective Equipment (March 27, 2020)
- EOEA FAQ #2 - More on Visitor Access and Congregate Dining (March 24, 2020)
- EOEA FAQ #1 – “Visitor” Access, Congregate Dining, Group Activities (March 17, 2020)
- EOEA Policies and Procedures for Restricting Resident Visitors in Nursing Homes and Rest Homes and Personal Protective Equipment Recommendation Updates during the COVID-19 Outbreak (March16, 2020)
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- Assisted Living Residence Operators Guidance and Policies and Procedures to Protect Residents, Facilities, and Services during the COVID-19 Outbreak (March 12, 2020)
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