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State Inspectors Cite Iowa Care Facility for Failing to Adequately Respond to Resident’s Head Injury
State inspectors have cited Dunlap Specialty Care for its poor response to a resident’s severe head injury, an injury that proved fatal. This is one of the latest citations for a facility with a history of violations, including incidents of physical abuse and COVID-19 protocol breaches, raising serious questions about…
Read MoreIowa Nursing Home Cited for Abuse and Death of a Resident
The Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing recently assessed multiple violations against Parkview Manor in Wellman. Following a four-week investigation, inspectors cited the eastern Iowa nursing home with 24 state and federal violations. The number of violations, which is unusually high, includes medication errors, failure to prevent and report…
Read MoreNursing Home Cited in Death of Resident Caused by Lack of Oxygen
An elderly female resident in Sac County, Iowa died last month because staff at the nursing home where she lived failed to replace her depleted oxygen tank. The fact that a patient could be neglected to such a degree is yet another alarming example of the substandard care issues seen…
Read MoreNurse Assistant Fired for Helping Resident Call 9-1-1 After Fall
Families may often have to make the difficult decision to place a loved one in a nursing home, but some elderly individuals make that decision for themselves. Whatever the reason for moving to a long-term care facility, residents have a legal right to expect several things, including quality of care,…
Read More2022 Report From Health and Human Services Details Four Federal Citations Against Rock Haven Nursing Home
In 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services issued four federal citations against Rock Haven nursing home. The citations were issued because residents were threatened, intimidated and financially extorted. Unfortunately, officials in Janesville say those in charge of Rock Haven have not made any changes to help protect residents…
Read MoreFour More Iowa Nursing Homes Added to Federal Special-Focus Facilities List
Four nursing home care facilities in Iowa have been designated as Special-Focus Facilities, indicating serious and ongoing quality issues. This federal list, managed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), spotlights nursing homes that require increased regulatory oversight. These four additions bring the total number of Iowa nursing…
Read MoreWhat Do You Need to Know When Searching for an Assisted Living Facility?
Many people are confused about what different types of long-term care facilities provide. For instance, they may think that a nursing home provides the same level of care as an assisted living facility. The article below discusses assisted living facilities, what they provide and how they are different from nursing…
Read MoreThe U.S. Dementia Crisis and Why Better Training Cannot Wait
The United States is witnessing a rapid increase in people aged 65 years and older. In fact, this demographic has grown at almost five times the rate of the rest of the population. Today, this means there are now nearly 60 million people who are currently over the age of…
Read MoreDisturbing Abuse and Waterboarding at Oklahoma Disability Center
In Enid, Oklahoma, an investigation that began last June led to the arrest of two men in November. A third suspect is still at large. This case is especially disturbing as it involves the abuse and waterboarding of patients with intellectual disabilities and mental illness. The alleged perpetrators were caregivers…
Read MoreWhy Are Government Officials Not Outraged by Iowa Nursing Home Abuse
Journalist Clark Kauffman wrote about numerous incidents of nursing home resident abuse and neglect. The Quad-City Times published those stories in a six-part series back in 1996, revealing a disturbing pattern of neglect and abuse in Iowa nursing homes. Those articles helped to uncover many incidents of neglect and abuse…
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