Iowa CareGivers Association [ Index ]

“Enhancing the quality of care by providing
education, recognition, advocacy, and research
in support of direct care workers.”

CARING FOR CAREGIVERS has never been more important

Iowa CareGivers Association (ICA) is Iowa's first independent statewide professional association for Certified Nurse Assistants, Home Care Aides, Patient Care Technicians, and other direct care/support workers who deliver 80-90% of the care in Iowa's nursing facilities, home care agencies and in many other health care settings. ICA partners with workers, providers, consumers, consumer advocates, policy makers, labor, educators and others committed to enhancing the quality and availability of care in Iowa.

ICA provides education, information, support and advocacy for those who perform direct resident/patient/client care. ICA also conducts market research relative to staff recruitment and retention.

Coming to your area in April...

ICA has scheduled four regional retreats during April titled, "A Call to Leadership: A Direct Care Workers Guide to Leadership". Students will learn how to tap into their natural leadership qualities to become leaders within their chosen profession of direct care.

Scholarships to attend are available. The application deadline is February 29, 2008. Each scholarship includes tuition for the one day program, student workbook, journal, lunch on the day of the retreat, certificate and pin.

For more information, download the brochure and scholarship application! Or, you can call 515-241-8697.

2008 Iowa CareGivers Association conference information now available!

Need help finding you legislator, click here.

2nd Annual Nurse Aide Olympics! This is for any Certified Nursing Assistants in the area that Hawkeye College serves and takes place on June 10, 2008. Interested participants need to form four member teams. Each participant will recieve a free T-Shirt with the Nurse Aide Olympic Logo on it, along with a free meal at the end of their session (either morning or afternoon sessions). This is a day of fun and merriment in recognition of these special people and the wonderful job they do. For further information, contact Vic Palmer at 319-296-2320 Ext. 1481 or e-mail him at vpalmer@hawkeyecollege.edu

Health Care for Direct Care Workers

Health care coverage is not an academic issue or an abstract public policy debate. It’s a subject that deeply affects real people in Iowa; your friends, business associates, co-workers, neighbors, and relatives.

Approximately 275,000 Iowans have no health insurance coverage. Thousands more have inadequate coverage—coverage that they pay too much for or get too little from.

To view the video, "Real People, Real Stories: The Uninsured and Underinsured in Iowa" please click here.

To read about the Real Stories of Health Care Coverage of 5 direct care workers please click here.

To help stimulate the health care coverage debate in Iowa, the Iowa CareGivers Association and the Better Jobs Better Care Coalition have prepared a set of Health Care Reform Principles for people to consider, debate, and guide their decisions as the debate goes forward. The view the Health Care Reform Principles, please click here. Please do not hesitate to contact the Iowa CareGivers Association if you would like to provide any feedback on the Health Care Reform Principles.

NEW!

» 2007 Iowa Better Jobs Better Care Summary of Accomplishments

» Direct Care Worker Task Force Report - December 2006

» Better Jobs Better Care Health Care for Direct Care Workers Case Statement/Action Plan

» Iowa Direct Care Worker Registry

guide to using the Iowa Direct Care Worker Registry

Click here to link to the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals
Direct Care Worker Registry website

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