Home care expands to aid aging Iowans in staying home
In Cedar Rapids and surrounding counties home care gains prominence as hospitals push to reduce stays and readmissions. UnityPoint at Home and Mercy Health network report rising monthly visits and expanding staff to monitor medications, educate patients, and support mobility in patients like Olive Romero.
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UnityPoint Health
Cedar Rapids
Dahmses
Margie Pence
Mercy
St. Luke’s
UnityPoint At Home
Bradle
Mercy Medical Center
Pence
Mercy Home Care
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Gazette
Chelsea Keenan
Iowa seeks volunteers for long term care ombudsman program
Erin Jordan reports Iowa seeks Eastern Iowa volunteers for the new long term care ombudsman program. Deanna Clingan-Fischer says state aims for one or two volunteers per facility across Linn Johnson Benton Buchanan Delaware Jones Tama and Washington counties. Volunteers must be 18 or older and commit three hours monthly for a year. contact Sarah Hinzman at 866 236 1430 or visit Iowa aging gov web page for details.
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Iowa
Deanna Clingan-Fischer
Linn
Johnson
Benton
Buchanan
Delaware
Jones
Tama
Washington
Clingan-Fischer
Sarah Hinzman
Iowa schools weigh days versus hours based calendars
A Linn-Mar task force reviews calendar options with parents, admins, teachers, and tourism reps to decide if changing to an hours based system makes sense. Cedar Rapids switched after a harsh winter, while Linn-Mar kept a days model to protect instructional time and meet state minimum hours.
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Linn-Mar
Iowa City
Lindaman
Hal Minear
Mason City
Iowa
Minear
Cedar Rapids
Dirk Halupnik
Halupnik
Education Commission of
Clear Creek Amana
College
Marion
Solon
Social media crisis prompts teen mental health outreach
After the Seattle area school killings, social media use surged as victims and survivors posted distressing messages. Forefront and Facebook partner to reach youths in trouble, considering crisis line postings and an online resource library to prevent self harm.
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Shaylee Chuckulaskit
Andrew Fryberg
Facebook
Jalen Fryberg
Lauren Davis
Forefront
University of Washington
Jaylen
Davis
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