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Nurse Charged With Amputating a Patient’s Foot Appears in Court
On Tuesday, a Wisconsin nurse made her first court appearance to face charges for amputating a man’s foot. In an earlier blog, we shared the initial news report about the victim, including how he was first admitted to the Spring Valley Health and Rehab Center in March 2022 after suffering…
Read MoreUSA Today Investigation Finds Thousands of Nursing Homes Routinely Violate Staffing Rules
An investigation by USA Today has revealed the scope of the problem of understaffing at U.S. nursing homes – in 2021, more than 75 percent of these facilities had fewer aides and nurses than they should have. Despite this, just 589 (four percent) of these facilities were cited by regulators…
Read MoreIowa Nurse Charged After Tying an Elderly Woman to Her Wheelchair
A staff nurse in Iowa has been charged with committing an act that may have had an adverse effect on the health of an elderly patient in her care. The incident, according to the Iowa Board of Nursing documents, happened on December 11, 2021. The nurse involved took a bed…
Read MoreNursing Home Goes Into Lockdown After Worker Waved Gun in the Air
In September 2022, a suspended employee of a nursing home in Iowa showed up at the facility with a gun. According to a news report, state inspectors investigating the incident say the suspended worker was seen waving a small gun around and threatening to “take care” of an issue with…
Read MoreWorker Fired After Talking to State Investigator
Earlier this year, a nursing home caregiver was terminated after she spoke to a state investigator. According to state records, the inspector was investigating conditions at the facility. The caregiver, Brandy Johnson, was a certified nurse aide at the Aspire of Perry nursing home for three years. She was fired…
Read MoreNursing Home Director Charged With Taking Pills From Resident
Former nursing home director Laura Entsminger has been charged for allegedly taking drugs from an assisted living resident in Davenport, Iowa. According to a news report, there is an affidavit filed in Scott County Court against the 49-year-old former director of Oakwood Place Assisted Living Facility. An investigator for the…
Read MoreIowa Facility Issued Citation for Second Death in Fifteen Months
Northridge Village of Ames, a nursing home facility in central Iowa, was cited this week for contributing to the death of a resident in its care. It is not the first time this facility has been issued a citation of this kind. Just last year, in June 2021, Northridge was…
Read MoreAssisted-Living Worker Charged With Murder Set to Stand Trial
An assisted-living care worker has been charged with the murder of an elderly resident living at an Iowa facility. The caregiver, 31-year-old Catherine Forkpa, a former employee of the Courtyard Estates at Hawthorne Crossing in Bondurant, is facing charges of second-degree murder. The victim is 77-year-old Lynne Stewart, a resident…
Read MoreCould Accident Reconstruction Help Your Car Crash Claim?
After a traffic accident, investigators are often able to figure out who was liable. However, car crash claims are not always cut and dry. There are many factors that could make a claim more challenging to resolve. For example, if one or both of the drivers involved are unwilling or…
Read MoreIowa Restaurants and Stores Cited for Food Safety Violations
Last month, state and county inspectors issued citations to Iowa restaurants and grocery stores for hundreds of food safety violations. Some facilities had to close down as a result. When restaurants fail to adhere to food safety rules, it may cause customers to become seriously ill. Iowa Department of Inspections…
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