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Recent inspections of care facilities across Iowa have revealed a similar thread of significant violations. These issues are not new and they have been...
When families need to consider assisted living or long-term care for a loved one, it is hard to know where to start. How do...
Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia are devastating, both for the patients and their families. People suffering from these medical conditions can no longer...
Last week, health officials confirmed a positive case of Legionnaires’ Disease in West Allis, Milwaukee. The Southwest Suburban Health Department (SWSHD) discovered the bacteria...
Nursing homes owe residents a legal duty to provide care that meets acceptable standards in the medical community. Despite these standards, however, long-term care...
Three Iowa nursing homes have been designated as being eligible candidates for a national list. Unfortunately, the facilities on this list were not designated...
A new report from the Long-Term Care Community Coalition, a nonprofit advocacy group, has highlighted critical staffing issues in Medicare-certified nursing homes across Iowa....
The federal government recently announced the implementation of new staffing requirements for nursing homes across the country. The new rule is significant as it...
The Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing recently cited two nursing homes for safety failures. These failures impacted safety at the facility and...
Tara Behrendsen, the former administrator of a troubled Iowa nursing home, has voluntarily surrendered her license. The facility where Behrendsen was employed, Aspire of...
The death of Leslie Wells at an Iowa assisted living facility is yet another example of the ongoing care crisis in Iowa’s nursing homes....
Steven Block is a 70-year-old man who was sent to recover from a broken hip and shoulder in a Taos Healthcare nursing home. The...
Staffing issues have once again contributed to the death of a nursing home resident. This latest incident occurred at an Iowa nursing home. Bethany...
Understaffing in nursing homes has been a nationwide issue for decades. Inadequate staffing leads to negligence, poor quality care and other serious errors that...
On January 18, an aide working at Aspire of Donnellson found a male resident at 5:15 a.m. with no vital signs. Although he appeared...
