Iowa Health Care Association https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Iowa Medicaid updates HOME Project timeline and HCBS Waiver Assessments Why early Medicaid referrals matter for nursing facilities Iowa Total Care Provider News Alert: Revision to payment platform transition from Payspan to Zelis PBJ deadline approaching: New reporting process Pharmacy benefit carve-out PBJ audit intensity ramping up October SNF survey trend report now available; Deficiency-free surveys Quality Award Application Results Webinar Tuesday; IHCA Silver Workshop continues next Thursday 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) CDC posts interim clinical considerations for use of COVID-19 vaccines SNF Provider Preview Reports – Now available Grow your expertise: Become a Quality Award Examiner Insurance and risk management solutions for long-term care providers Submit your organization’s Intent to Apply now! IHCA member Dave Chensvold elected NCAL Vice-Chair Great River Home Health Care Whispering Willow Assisted Living and Memory Care Edencrest at Riverwoods Willow Winds Assisted Living Birkwood Village of Tama/Toledo Spurgeon Manor Harvest Acres Nursing & Rehabilitation Stoney Point Meadows Stone Cottage Care Center Shell Rock Senior Living Independence Village of Ames Independence Villages of Waukee Arbor Springs of West Des Moines LLC Hallmark Care Center – Mount Vernon Reminder: PBJ deadline is next Friday Iowa Total Care provider alert: Person-centered service plans and level of care assessments IHCA Leadership Post-Election Call RSVP 2025 Day on the Hill RSVP 2027 IHCA Cabinet and Board members announced October 21, 2026 Oak Park Place of Dubuque Accura Healthcare of Le Mars, LLC Grand Meadows Senior Living Altoona Nursing and Rehabilitation Exira Care Center Friendship Home Association Lee Agency Azria Health Park Place Good Samaritan Society – George Northridge Village Karen Acres Healthcare Center Home Member Spotlight