When interviewed by Iowa investigators, the board alleges, Paye couldn’t name any of her instructors or classmates at Med-Life, although she passed the national exam on her first attempt before being granted a license to practice in Iowa.
But Democrats say more accountability is needed following reports of neglect.
In 2023, the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing — and other state inspection agencies around the country — were tasked with reducing the number of their past-due inspections by at least 50 percent. Iowa officials say they met that goal, and only 29 of Iowa’s 407 facilities remained overdue for an inspection.
The state of Iowa isn’t meeting the federally mandated standards for nursing home oversight, with some care facilities waiting up to 41 months for an annual inspection.
Iowa Senate president: Investigation would 'distract’ state regulators from monitoring facilities
“The tragic nursing home stories published by journalists show that our state’s current nursing home system is fundamentally broken and is failing to protect Iowans.”
A federal report suggests Iowa has one of the nation’s worst ratios of nursing home inspectors to care facilities, and that the state’s use of private contractors to inspect homes is extraordinarily costly to taxpayers.
Fifteen Republican governors, led by Nebraska’s Jim Pillen of Nebraska and Iowa’s Kim Reynolds, are adding on to criticism of a proposed federal nursing home staffing rule.
A resident of a Williamsburg care facility died after a nine-hour delay in receiving medical care for multiple serious injuries she sustained in a fall, according to state officials.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved the latest vaccine last month. But many nursing homes aren’t expecting to be able to begin inoculations until this month or even November, though infections among this vulnerable population have been on the rise in recent months.
The 2023 Iowa Ideas conferences offers seven health care sessions over two days, covering topics that includes mental health cancer, and the needs of aging Iowans
Those who work in the industry say there aren’t enough people in some rural areas to hire staff to comply with proposed federal regulations. But consumer advocates say it’s working conditions and wages — not lack of people — to blame for staffing shortages.
The five homes -- including one in Iowa City -- are deemed eligible for inclusion on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ national list of “special-focus facilities.”
The Iowa Board of Nursing has suspended the license of a nursing home caregiver accused of accepting $8,000 from a patient, being under the influence while on duty, theft and drug offenses.
One Sioux City nursing home that was cited for four deaths had a backlog of 19 uninvestigated complaints.
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