Iowa Health Care Association https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Enter to win a free IHCA Convention registration OSHA requires facilities to have a respiratory protection plan for N95 use Updated DIAL ACC and LTC regional map now available Reminder: Upcoming PBJ deadline is next Friday SNF data validation reminder This week’s Compliance Store resources: SNF PPS Final Rule, vaccine consent form templates, Protecting Patients from Automated Denials Act and more Aug. 5 member question of the week: How do night shift nurse hours contribute to the eight-hour RN requirement? (SNF/NF) CMS issues FY27 SNF PPS final payment rule FY 2027 SNF VBP Program August 2026 Performance Score Reports are now available Update to Iowa Total Care HHA and SCL service authorizations Bethany at Home earns IHCA Home Care Accreditation IHCA launches Leadership Excellence Academy to develop the next generation of long-term care leaders Home Care and Hospice Salary and Benefits Studies submissions due Monday Support your employees’ financial well-being Nominations now open for IHCA cabinets, committees and advisory councils Grievance Program Development Guide Iowa Home Care LLC – West Des Moines Meadowview of Johnston Premier Estates of Toledo Panora Specialty Care Holy Spirit Retirement Home Twilight Acres The Suites of Western Home Communities Ivy at Davenport Rose Haven Nursing Home Copper Shores Village The Mayflower Community Eastern Star Masonic Home Bickford Assisted Living – West Des Moines Grand Living at Bridgewater Bickford Assisted Living – Urbandale Speaker Bios Briarwood Health Care Center Northcrest Living Center Independence Villages of Waukee CDC launches Sepsis Prevention Assessment Tool Dedicated LPN-IV Certification Course sessions now available Activity professionals can enter to win a free Spring Conference registration CMS updates vaccine roster billing guidance Final OASIS-E2 data set and supporting resources now published Upcoming legislative town halls CMS issues memo outlining revisions to State Operations Manual – Chapters 5 and 7 Upcoming legislative town halls Respiratory protection plans required for facilities with airborne exposure Home Livanta rebranded as Commence Health Upcoming legislative town halls HH post-discharge call script to reduce preventable hospitalizations IHCA’s Spring Conference is one month away Member Spotlight