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Welcome to the LeadingAge Iowa Education Page!

LeadingAge Iowa connects members through various avenues, including in-person conferences, workshops, and virtual education events. These can’t-miss gatherings offer unparalleled opportunities to build relationships, make connections, and learn from one another.

View our full calendar of education and events, and future conferences and events dates.
Education & Events Calendar

Here is a highlight of some of our upcoming events:

Leadership Symposium (in-person)
September 11-12, Gateway Hotel & Conference Center, Ames
Join us for the inaugural LeadingAge Iowa 2024 Leadership Symposium on September 11-12 at the Gateway Hotel & Conference Center in Ames. This reimagined event features interactive sessions, focused networking opportunities, and nationally respected speakers, designed to inspire, empower, and equip aging services professionals to lead their organizations to new heights. 

Mastering Recruitment and Retention Webinar Series (virtual)
September 12, 19, 26 and October 3, 10, 17, 23 at 12 p.m.
This webinar series provides aging services organizations with practical strategies to attract, onboard, and retain top talent by building a compelling culture and engaging employees throughout their journey.

Navigating MDS 3.0 Webinar Series (virtual)
September 18-20 at 11 a.m.
This three-day virtual workshop on the MDS will cover all assessment sections, address common coding errors, and provide insights into the Care Area Assessment (CAA) process and the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) to improve resident care, reimbursement, survey outcomes, and quality measures.

Regulation Summation Webinar Series: Environmental Services
September 25 at 1:30 p.m.
This webinar will review environmental services regulations, including pest control, maintaining a safe and homelike environment, resident room requirements, emergency water supply, and necessary furnishings in nursing homes.








 

 

Americans with Disabilities Act, Fair Housing & Reasonable Accommodations Webinar
September 26 at 1:30 p.m.
This webinar will explore the critical importance of "reasonable accommodations" in care, focusing on how assisted and independent living providers should handle such requests in compliance with federal regulations.

LeadingAge Iowa offers flexible training options that allow you to educate your staff without leaving your facility. Our on-demand learning platform provides education accessible anytime and anywhere with an internet connection.

On-Demand Learning
Other On-Demand Opportunities
Medication Manager Certification Course
This On-Demand course meets the Department of Inspections, Appeals, & Licensing (DIAL) requirements for medication administration in assisted living, adult day and elder group homes, which were effective March 1, 2021.  Registrants will experience a research-based course with video demonstrations, interactive activities, and quizzes to ensure comprehension.  The online, on-demand course has been designed to be mobile and tablet friendly, allowing registrants to take the course from any location with internet access.  

Kind Dining 9-module eLearning Training Series - If you are looking to create a community of belonging and bring more civility, hospitality, and kindness to your community and personal life, then this educational opportunity is for you and those you work with. Kind Dining® provides the tools and solutions that are easy to implement and will help you stand out from your competition. 
 
This is a go-at-your-own-pace, online program that is brimming with Denise Boudreau's very best stress-busting advice in quick, easy-to-implement actions in bite-sized videos.