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Iowa Nursing Home Administrator Surrenders License Amid Abuse Allegations
Jens Lee, the longtime administrator of New London Specialty Care in Henry County has decided to surrender his license. This devision comes after facing accusations of failing to protect residents at the facility from abuse. According to state records, Lee was the administrator at New London from at least 2006…
Read MoreState 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 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 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…
Read MoreNursing Home Evicted Woman After She Claimed an Employee Raped Her
An elderly female resident at an Iowa nursing home was abruptly evicted and dumped at a homeless shelter after she reported an employee there had raped her. According to state inspectors, the woman was living at Correctionville Specialty Care in Woodbury County at the time she was attacked. Her alleged…
Read MoreIowa Nursing Home Cited: 62 Violations Reveal Pattern of Gross Neglect
In recent months, an Iowa nursing home has been investigated for at least 25 nursing home complaints, 13 of which had been backlogged, but all of which were substantiated by state inspectors. The investigation, led by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing (DIAL), revealed a disturbing pattern of…
Read MoreFormer Pennsylvania Nurse Faces Criminal Charges in Connection With Patient Deaths
Heather Pressdee, a former Pennsylvania nurse, has been connected to the deaths of 17 patients who were in her care, ranging in age from 43 to 104. These patients were treated by Pressdee at five different nursing homes and locations throughout the state. According to multiple reports, Pressdee admits to…
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