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  • Manly Specialty Care receives state’s highest ranking

    (December, 2019) Staff at Manly Specialty Care are celebrating a perfect survey administered by the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals. They received zero deficiencies.  There are 439 nursing facilities in Iowa. This is the second consecutive year.

    Generally, only 5 percent are found to be deficiency-free.

    Skilled nursing facilities are inspected annually to evaluate services and renew state licensure. Unannounced, state surveyors arrive to interview, observe, and check records for several days. Surveyors determine compliance with regulations governing areas such as...

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  • Michele Lawson earns Care Initiatives’ Employee of the Year

    Michele Lawson, Director of Nursing at Manly Specialty Care, has received the Employee of the Year Award at Care Initiatives’ annual award brunch Friday, Dec. 6 in West Des Moines.

    The Employee of the Year Award is given to a nominated employee who best demonstrates the company’s Mission Statement: Improving quality of life for Iowans and their families during life’s health transitions through compassionate, individualized care.

    Lawson joined Manly Specialty Care in 2007 and has been a consistent leader and team player ever since. “Her nurse’s hat never comes off…even when...

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  • Ridgewood Specialty Care receives state’s highest ranking

    (December, 2019) Staff at Ridgewood Specialty Care in Ottumwa are celebrating a perfect survey administered by the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals. They received zero deficiencies. This is the second consecutive year.

    There are 439 nursing facilities in Iowa. Generally, only 5 percent are found to be deficiency-free.

    Skilled nursing facilities are inspected annually to evaluate services and renew state licensure. Unannounced, state surveyors arrive to interview, observe, and check records for several days. Surveyors determine compliance with regulations governing...

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  • Creston Specialty Care Business Office Manager Earns Always Improve Award

    Bailey Hodge, Business Office Manager at Creston Specialty Care, received the Always Improve Award at Care Initiatives’ annual awards brunch Friday, Dec. 6 in West Des Moines.

    The award is given to a Care Initiatives employee who embodies the company’s core value to always seek out ways to improve quality in every way.

    “Bailey’s knowledge base and expertise in the business office is a huge advantage to our entire facility,” said Administrator Lori Harvey. “She is very detail oriented and has put this skill set to work to make sure our office is following Care Initiatives...

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