According to the results of a recent survey conducted by Iowa CareGivers and Iowa Workforce Development, roughly one quarter of full-time direct care workers have more than one job. Direct care workers include certified nurse aides, home care aides, direct support professionals and others who provide hands-on care in any setting.
Iowa’s long-term care system remains under mounting pressure from workforce shortages, high turnover and a wave of facility closures that have left vulnerable residents traumatized and at risk, according to a new report from the Iowa Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman.
A southeast Iowa hospital where a long-term care resident died after being put to bed while struggling to breathe is now facing a potential $10,000 fine.
Over the past five years, there have been at least 15 cases of Iowa nursing home workers being accused of taking photos or videos that violated residents’ right to privacy and dignity.
Gov. Kim Reynolds on Thursday set a special election date for Tuesday, Dec. 30, to fill the Iowa Senate seat vacated with former Sen. Claire Celsi’s death.
West Liberty woman accused of stealing medicine from nursing home resident at Cedar County’s Crestview Specialty Care
The federal government’s most recent assessment of health-facility inspections indicates Iowa has failed to meet three key standards.
The Iowa Board of Nursing recently accepted the voluntary surrender of the license of Julie Porter, a licensed practical nurse from Manchester.
In separate case, C.R. assisted living center fined after resident death.
A federal judge in Iowa has blocked key parts of a Biden administration rule mandating minimum staffing levels in nursing homes across the country. The ruling comes after Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird co-led a multi-state lawsuit, joined by 19 other states trying to block the law.
The latest analysis of federal data on nursing home staffing shows the overwhelming majority of nursing homes in Iowa and the United States are operating with less than the recommended staff to meet residents’ needs.
Newly reported federal data shows the overwhelming majority of nursing homes in Iowa and the United States are operating with too few staff to meet residents’ basic needs.
Also, in the Capitol Notebook, Senate Democrats argue for more nursing home protections with four proposed amendments.
While legislation allowing all Iowa nursing home residents to have cameras in their rooms has failed to advance this session, the technology is being successfully used in one Iowa care facility.
A worker’s union has intervened in the state of Iowa’s lawsuit to block nursing home staffing mandates, arguing the new requirements will help ease a national shortage of caregivers.
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