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DIA Updates for Long-Term Care

DIA will share updates and regulatory trends for long-term care providers with an emphasis on survey trends and information and COVID-19. Insights as to what Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the department wants providers to focus on will be reviewed. 

  • Identify frequently cited deficiencies in long-term care organizations.
  • Review the status of surveys and focus areas of CMS related to the transition through COVID-19.
  • Discuss the timeline for the release of the Phase 3 Guidance.

Geri Paul, Medicare/Medicaid III LTC Bureau Chief, Department of Inspections and Appeals, Des Moines
Geri Paul first joined the Department of Inspections and Appeals in 2005.  Paul has 15 years’ experience in evaluating complaints, facility reporting, scheduling long-term care surveys/investigation; and abuse investigations within the Department.  Paul obtained her master’s degree in Public Administration and obtained State Minimum Qualified Testing certification while working within the department.  Paul also has a minor in criminal justice.  Paul worked at UnityPoint Health for two years as the regulatory compliance director for hospitals/CAHS prior to her return to the Department as Long-Term Care Bureau Chief.

Mindla White, RN, BSN, Bureau Chief, Department of Inspections and Appeals, Des Moines
Mindla (Mindy) White was employed at a local nursing home in Wisconsin as a CNA when she was in high school. After high school, she went to nursing school and later returned to the same nursing home as a charge nurse on the evening shift. In 1995, White moved to Des Moines and worked at another long-term care facility as an MDS coordinator. She joined the Department of Inspection and Appeals in 1998 and was a long-term care surveyor for eastern Iowa until 2000. In 2000, White was promoted to a compliance officer within DIA and then in 2006 was promoted to a bureau chief. White oversees the surveyors who conduct the recertification surveys in long-term care facilities and also has responsibility for the enforcement actions.

Vicki Worth, RN, BS, Bureau Chief, Department of Inspections and Appeals, Des Moines
Vicki Worth started her health care career as a dietary aide in high school back in 1993. After high school, she went on to receive a bachelor of science degree in business administration with a major in marketing. Worth worked in advertising for many years then returned to the long-term care health care industry where she worked as a CNA, LPN, RN, and then DON. Worth gained extensive experience in both management and clinical positions in skilled, intermediate, and dementia specific care units. She joined the Department of Inspection and Appeals in 2014 as a long-term care surveyor conducting recertification and complaint surveys throughout Iowa. Worth was recently promoted within DIA to a LTC bureau chief position. She oversees the surveyors who conduct the recertification and complaint surveys in long-term care facilities.

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