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DIA Updates for Long-Term Care
SNF/LTC
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.
- Discuss the status of surveys and focus areas of CMS related to COVID-19.
- Discuss the timeline for the release of the Phase 3 Guidance.
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 & 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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