Iowa Health Care Association https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Life Safety Bootcamp Dec. 9 and 10 Simplify Medicaid Enrollment and Admissions The Compliance Store — Now Included with IHCA Membership Expert MDS Support for Today’s Nursing Facilities Build the Next Generation of Leaders New CMS program offers nurses up to $50,000 in financial incentives Iowa Total Care provider news alert: Introducing Availity editing services DIAL long-term care joint training recording and handouts available New Risk-Based Survey eligibility map and member resources page in LTC Trend Tracker Now open: Up to $50,000 in nurse recruitment incentives for eligible facilities Iowa assisted living programs: Prepare early for recertification documentation requirements Oct. 28 member question of the week: Do rules/regulations prohibit a CMA from administering controlled substances? (SNF/NF, AL) Submit your organization’s Intent to Apply now! Grow your expertise: Become a Quality Award Examiner; Applications due next Thursday October 28, 2026 Staff Accountant Prestige Care Center of Fairfield (Sunny Brook) Edencrest at Tuscany Edencrest at Pleasant Hill Stirlingshire of Coralville Spurgeon Manor West Ridge Specialty Care Rolling Green Village Good Samaritan Society – Ottumwa Pleasantview Fountains Senior Living Homestead of Oskaloosa Accura Healthcare of Knoxville, LLC Eastern Star Masonic Home CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Iowa Resources and Updates November District Educations Foundation PBJ deadline approaching: New reporting process Iowa Medicaid updates HOME Project timeline and HCBS Waiver Assessments Why early Medicaid referrals matter for nursing facilities CDC posts interim clinical considerations for use of COVID-19 vaccines PBJ audit intensity ramping up Grow your expertise: Become a Quality Award Examiner; Applications due Nov. 5 Insurance and risk management solutions for long-term care providers Submit your organization’s Intent to Apply now! Medline announces voluntary removal of all Medline brand beds and related products This week’s Compliance Store resources: F-604 in focus, SNF Provider Preview Reports, FluView, residents’ rights month, Medline bed recall and more Oct. 21 member question of the week: If an applicant is a certified nursing assistant (CNA) in another state but has moved to Iowa and wishes to work as a CNA, is their out-of-state CNA certification valid? (SNF/NF, AL) IHCA member Dave Chensvold elected NCAL Vice-Chair Iowa Total Care Provider News Alert: Revision to payment platform transition from Payspan to Zelis SNF Provider Preview Reports – Now available Pharmacy benefit carve-out October SNF survey trend report now available; Deficiency-free surveys Home Member Spotlight