Long-Term Care Facility Contacts

Staff from long-term care facilities may contact one of the following program coordinators for the following assigned areas.

Northwest Iowa

Counties served: Buena Vista, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Franklin, Hancock, Hardin, Humboldt, Kossuth, Lyon, O’Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Sioux, Winnebago, Worth, Wright

• Program coordinator: Dawn Carlson, dawn.carlson@dia.iowa.gov or 515.975.7298
• Bureau chief: Christopher Dunn, christopher.dunn@dia.iowa.gov or 515.281.4922

West Central Iowa

Counties served: Audubon, Boone, Calhoun, Carroll, Crawford, Dallas, Greene, Guthrie, Hamilton, Ida, Monona, Sac, Shelby, Story, Webster, Woodbury

• Program coordinator: Sharon Benson, sharon.benson@dia.iowa.gov or 515.669.3149
• Bureau chief: Christopher Dunn, christopher.dunn@dia.iowa.gov or 515.281.4922

Southwest Iowa

Counties served: Adair, Adams, Cass, Clarke, Decatur, Fremont, Harrison, Jasper, Madison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, Ringgold, Taylor, Union, Warren

• Program coordinator: Jolyn Meehan, jolyn.meehan@dia.iowa.gov or 515.281.4079
• Bureau chief: Geri Paul, geri.paul@dia.iowa.gov or 515.205.4314

Northeast Iowa

Counties served: Allamakee, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Chickasaw, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Floyd, Grundy, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek

• Program coordinator:  Jeana Becker, jeana.becker@dia.iowa.gov or 515.281.3352
• Bureau chief: Geri Paul, geri.paul@dia.iowa.gov or 515.205.4314

East Central Iowa

Counties served: Benton, Cedar, Clinton, Iowa, Jackson, Johnson, Jones, Linn, Marshall, Poweshiek, Scott, Tama

• Program coordinator: Teresa Grimm, teresa.grimm@dia.iowa.gov or 515.238.3195
• Bureau chief: Vicki Worth, vicki.worth@dia.iowa.gov or 515.344.1361

Southeast Iowa

Counties served: Appanoose, Davis, Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa, Lucas, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe, Muscatine, Van Buren, Wapello, Washington, Wayne 

• Program coordinator: Josie Schulte, josie.schulte@dia.iowa.gov or 515.669.5937
• Bureau chief: Vicki Worth, vicki.worth@dia.iowa.gov or 515.344.1361

Polk County 

Polk County long-term care facilities are split between the program coordinator for southwest Iowa and the program coordinator for southeast Iowa.

• Program coordinator: Jolyn Meehan, jolyn.meehan@dia.iowa.gov or 515.281.4079
• Bureau chief: Geri Paul, geri.paul@dia.iowa.gov or 515.205.4314

Polk County facilities served: 

1. Bishop Drumm Retirement Center
2. The Bridges at Ankeny
3. Brio of Johnston
4. Calvin Community
5. Genesis Senior Living Center
6. Karen Acres Healthcare Center
7. Kennybrook Village
8. Polk City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
9. Prairie Vista Village
10. Ramsey Village
11. Rehabilitation Center of Des Moines
12. Scottish Rite Park Health Care Center
13. Sunny View Care Center
14. University Park Nursing and Rehabilitation
15. Urbandale Health Care Center
16. Valley View Village
17. Wesley Acres

• Program coordinator: Josie Schulte, josie.schulte@dia.iowa.gov or 515.669.5937
• Bureau chief: Vicki Worth, vicki.worth@dia.iowa.gov or 515.344.1361

Polk County facilities served:

1. Altoona Nursing and Rehabilitation
2. Azria Health Park Place
3. Childserve Habilitation Center
4. Deerfield Retirement Community
5. Fleur Heights Center for Wellness & Rehab
6. Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center
7. Manorcare Health Services - West Des Moines
8. Mill Pond
9. On With Life
10. Parkridge Specialty Care
11. Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care Center
12. QHC Mitchellville
13. Trinity Center at Luther Park
14. Walnut Ridge