REGISTER NOW for MDS 3.0 training!
Registration is now open for the IHCA ICAL MDS 3.0 training programs. Be sure you and your staff are ready for the October 2010 launch of MDS 3.0. Register now!
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IHCA Foundation now accepting scholarship applications
The IHCA Foundation is offering 25 $1,000 scholarships to employees at IHCA and ICAL member facilities who are furthering their education in nursing, physical/occupational therapy or health care ad... more »
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IME releases letter clarifying bed holds
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Storm Lake nursing assistant named to NAHCA National Steering Commission
Amy Harrison, a certified nursing assistant at Methodist Manor Retirement Community has been named to the National Association of Health Care Assistants Steering Commission. The Commission’s ... more »
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MDS 3.0 training dates set - UPDATED
Registration will open for IHCA's Gearing Up for MDS 3.0 and MDS 3.0 Training by the end of February on the IHCA ICAL website... more »
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ANA clarifies nurses' pressure ulcer scope of practice
Some nurses have questioned whether the diagnosis of pressure ulcers is within a registered nurse’s scope of practice and have tried to get clarification on this issue from their State Boards... more »
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Iowa AL programs welcome national quality measures
This month the National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) launched the first tier of its performance measures program. Initiated by the NCAL Quality Committee, under the leadership of Pat Giorgio, ... more »
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IHCA members active on national level
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Iowa health care ranks second in latest Commonwealth Fund study
The state scorecard released this week by the Commonwealth Fund (CF) ranks Iowa second in the country across key dimensions of health system performance. Vermont was the highest ranking state,... more »
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IHCA supports quality efforts of Iowa nursing homes
In late September, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report entitled Nursing Homes: CMS’s Special Focus Facility Method... more »
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Northern Hills AL wins national activity programming award
ICAL member Northern Hills in Sioux City has been named recipient of the 2009 National Assisted Living Week Programming Award by the National Center for Assisted Living. Northern Hills Activity Dir... more »
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ICAL releases Iowa 2009 Overview of Assisted Living
The Iowa Center for Assisted Living (ICAL) has released its Iowa 2009 Overview of Assisted Living. This presentation provides the Iowa-specific data from the research conducted by the five national... more »
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ICAL Past President receives national advocacy award
We are pleased to announce that ICAL Board of Director member, Pat Giorgio, owner/administrator of Evergreen Estates in Cedar Rapids, has been selected as a recipient of the prestigious Joe Wa... more »
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H1N1 flu (swine flu) resources for LTC providers
Health care providers and the public advised to be watchful for disease symptoms
The 2009-H1N1 Flu (also called the swine flu) is raising concern world wide because there is... more »
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