offered by
Division of Health Care Facility Licensure and Certification
Bureau of Health Care Safety and Quality
Department of Public Health
related to
Long-Term Care Facility Licensure

Nursing Home Provider Information

For providers and administrators of nursing home care in Massachusetts.

Nursing homes provide an invaluable service to those needing long-term care. Here, you can find information for nursing homes licensed by the Department of Public Health, including how to submit electronic plans of correction (ePOC), reporting changes to administrators or directors of nursing, and learn about the laws, regulations, and policies regarding nursing homes.

What would you like to do?

Top tasks

Long Term Care Survey Process   Submit an Electronic Plan of Correction (ePOC) 

All other tasks

Initial licensure and change of ownership  Report a change in administrator or director of nursing  Subscribe to the Long Term Care Facilities Listserv 

What you need to know

Learn about Minimum Data Set (MDS)  MOLST and Comfort Care DNR Verification  Nursing Home Quality Improvement Initiatives  Health care facility licensure regulations  Circular letters  Massachusetts Civil Monetary Penalties Fund Use Plan 
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