Report on a special investigation of the City of Riverside for the period July 1, 2006 through December 31, 2012

Report on a special investigation of the City of Riverside for the period July 1, 2006 through December 31, 2012

Audit report on the City of Riverside, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2013

Audit report on the City of Riverside, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2013

Agreed–upon procedures report on the City of Riverside, Iowa for the period July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014

Agreed–upon procedures report on the City of Riverside, Iowa for the period July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014

Audit report on the City of Riverside, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2015

Audit report on the City of Riverside, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2015

Direct Care Entities in Iowa, 2008

A directory of Direct Care Entities in Iowa, by type of service, number of facilities and number of beds available.

Healthcare Power of Attorney

A health care power of attorney (HC-POA) is a document authorizing an attorney-in-fact (your designated agent) to make health care decisions on your behalf if you (the principal) are unable, in the judgment of your attending physician, to make health care decisions. Health care is defined as any care, treatment, service or procedure required to maintain, diagnose or treat a physical or mental condition. Through your HC-POA, you may authorize someone else to consent, refuse or withdraw consent to health care on your behalf. The attorney-in-fact is permitted to make only health care-related decisions on your behalf. In exercising this authority, the attorney-in-fact must act consistently with your desires (as stated in the HC-POA document).

Considering a Living Will

A living will is a written declaration informing medical personnel whether certain life-sustaining procedures should be withheld or withdrawn if (1) you are in a terminal condition; and (2) you are unable to decide for yourself. You (the declarant) may execute a living will declaration as a stand-alone document or you may include a living will within a health care power of attorney document. A living will can be revoked at any time and in any way by communicating the revocation to anyone who was aware that the living will existed.

Involuntary Discharge from a Long-Term Facility

An involuntary discharge from a long-term care (LTC) facility occurs when the facility provides a 30-day written notice to a resident informing him/her of the need to move out of the facility. The notice must set out the reasons for the transfer or discharge as well as state the effective date, location of transfer or discharge, statement of appeal rights and the contact information (name, address and telephone number) for the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman.

Capacity vs. Competency, May 19, 2015

Explanation of difference between "capacity" and "competency". It is essential to determine whether an individual's consent is valid.