Nominations Sought for 2026 Governor's Award for Quality Care in Health Care Facilities
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The Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing (DIAL) is accepting nominations through March 1, 2026 for the 2026 Governor's Award for Quality Care in Health Care Facilities. Eligible nominators include Iowa residents and family members of facility residents, and facilities may not nominate themselves. The award recognizes facilities demonstrating exceptional care and unique or innovative activities enhancing quality of care or quality of life for residents, with eligibility factors including compliance history and Medicaid participation.
“The Governor's Award recognizes Iowa health care facilities that demonstrate exceptional care and offer unique or innovative activities to enhance the quality of care or quality of life for their residents.”
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DIAL has opened nominations for the 2026 Governor's Award for Quality Care, with a postmark deadline of March 1, 2026. Nominations may be submitted by Iowa residents and family members of facility residents for Iowa-licensed health care facilities including nursing facilities, residential care facilities, and intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disability, as defined under Iowa Code Chapter 135C. Facilities may not self-nominate.
Iowa-licensed health care facilities should be aware that eligibility considerations include a facility's history of compliance and whether it accepts residents paid for by the Medicaid program. No more than two facilities from each congressional district may be selected for an award under Iowa law. In 2025, 69 awards had been presented to 60 different facilities since the program's inception in 2001.
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Nominations Sought for 2026 Governor's Award for Quality Care
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
The Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing (DIAL) is seeking nominations for the 2026 Governor’s Award for Quality Care in Health Care Facilities. The Governor’s Award recognizes Iowa health care facilities that demonstrate exceptional care and offer unique or innovative activities to enhance the quality of care or quality of life for their residents.
In 2025, Briarwood Health Care Center in Iowa City and Ruthven Community Care Center were selected to receive the award. Since the first awards were presented in 2001, a total of 69 awards have been presented to 60 different facilities.
Residents and family members may nominate an Iowa-licensed health care facility (as defined in Iowa Code 135C, or, a nursing facility, residential care facility, or intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disability) for the award. Facilities may not nominate themselves for this recognition. To be considered for a 2026 Governor’s Award, nominations must be postmarked by March 1, 2026. Nomination forms may be downloaded from the DIAL website (see link below) or obtained by calling the DIAL Health and Safety Division at 515.381.7272. Nominations will also be accepted via the department’s online nomination form.
All nominations must list the reason the facility should be considered, such as any unique services provided by the facility to its residents, and any activities undertaken by the facility to enhance the quality of care or quality of life for its residents. A facility’s history of compliance and whether it accepts residents for whom costs are paid by the Medicaid program are also factors used in the determination of eligibility for a Governor’s Award. Upon receipt by DIAL, the nominations will be evaluated and a list of finalists prepared. Under Iowa law, no more than two facilities from each congressional district may be selected for an award.
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