Articles Tagged: Nursing homes

For the second time in 10 years, an Iowa nurse accused of stealing patient painkillers has had her license suspended by the state.

The Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals has cited Winslow House Care Center for failure to keep residents safe and failure to prevent resident abuse.

According to state inspection reports, the intruder interacted April 5 with the staff at Crestview Specialty Care in West Branch before being found in the resident’s bed

An Iowa care facility worker who was fired after a resident froze to death is suing her former employer, claiming the company has discriminated against its Black employees.

After two unexpected resident deaths, a Mount Pleasant nursing home has been added to a federal list of the nation’s worst care facilities.

Since Jan. 1, at least eight Iowa nursing homes have been cited for violations related to resident abuse.

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Marvin “Pete” Jacobs, 87, died Feb. 19 while sitting in his room at the Fonda Specialty Care facility in Pocahontas County. Jacobs had undergone a tracheostomy, and because his airway tended to become clogged, the staff kept a suctioning machine by his bedside.

Video visits are an increasingly common way for residents of small-town nursing homes to receive mental health care.

The state agency that oversees Iowa’s nursing homes has again failed to impose the legally mandated fines against a repeat-offender care facility.

Iowa nurses have been sanctioned recently for being drunk at work, using cocaine, sleeping on the job and assaulting a patient.

A western Iowa care facility for people with disabilities has been fined $10,000 for contributing to the death of a resident.

An Iowa nursing home administrator fired last year after being accused of stealing patient medications and being under the influence of drugs at work is facing no charges from the licensing board that oversees her profession.

Elgin woman accused of theft agreed to settlement but says board would not disclose alleged food purchases with the facility’s credit.

Six Iowa care facilities have been placed in receivership and are shutting their doors after the owner informed state officials they could no longer continue operations.