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Welcome to the Direct Care Worker (DCW) home page. As a direct care worker, you are responsible for the care provided to thousands of individuals who are clients, patients, residents, or tenants in health care facilities throughout the State of Iowa. On a daily basis, you and your coworkers provide assistance with daily activities, administer medications, and ease the burden for Iowa's elderly and persons with disabilities. This web page is devoted to those individuals who, on a daily basis, provide up to 80 percent of the hands-on care for residents in Iowa long-term care facilities and other settings. Direct care workers, such as certified nursing assistants (CNAs), home health aides, nutritional assistants and others, will find useful information available on this page. |
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Direct Care Worker Home Page |
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Iowa CareGivers Association Direct Care Worker Resource and Outreach Center (ROC) The Iowa CareGivers Association (ICA) is the first nonprofit independent organization solely devoted to serving the needs of direct care workers. Founded in 1992, ICA continues to recognize the importance of direct care workers and provides educational conferences, professional networking, advocacy, newsletters and scholarships. In 2008, the ICA established the Direct Care Worker Resource and Outreach Center (ROC) to expand its capacity to reach more direct care workers. Click here to download a ROC Registration form. To learn more about opportunities for personal and professional development, visit the ICA web site at www.iowacaregivers.org. |
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Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals | Iowa CareGivers Association | Health Facilities Division |
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Iowa Direct Care Worker Registry If you are a direct care worker who is certified as a nursing assistant, you may access your personal home page on the Iowa Direct Care Worker Registry. Once you have signed into the Registry, you may make changes to your name and contact information, as well as print out a CNA identification card. It is important that you keep your personal information current.
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Direct Care Worker Advisory Council The Direct Care Worker Advisory Council advises the director of the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) on the regulation and certification of direct care workers. The group also develops recommendations on certification, education and training, standardization requirements for supervision, and functions for direct care workers. The Iowa Direct Care Worker Advisory Council continues work that began in 2005 with the first Iowa Direct Care Worker Task Force. The Advisory Council has very broad representation. For more information about the Advisory Council, visit the Iowa Department of Public Health's web site. |
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DIA Administrative Rules The Department of Inspections and Appeals (DIA) has adopted administrative rules that detail the training requirements for certified nursing assistants, certified medication aides, and nutritional assistants. A copy of the Department's administrative rules [481 IAC 58] can be viewed here. Frequently Asked Questions A list of frequently asked questions about certified nursing assistants may be viewed or downloaded from this page. Directions for Accessing the Nurse Aide Registry The Department has created a simple informational piece explaining how a Certified Nursing Assistant can access his or her Registry status. DCW Registry Application Download the Instructions for Completing the Iowa Direct Care Worker Registry Application. |