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Nursing Home Faces Over $900,000 in Fines for Alleged Abuse
An Iowa nursing home in Taylor County was issued over $900,000 in fines for the abuse of one of its residents. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) imposed these fines against Lenox Care Center in Taylor County following the findings of recent state inspections. In August 2022, state…
Read MoreHow Credibility Impacts a Personal Injury Claim
There are many factors that can significantly impact the outcome of a personal injury case. One of those key elements is the credibility of both the injured victim and any witnesses providing a statement. The insurance company will be looking for valid reasons to devalue or deny your claim. One…
Read MoreIowa Regulators See 45 Percent Increase in Health Care Facility Complaints in 2022
Through October of 2022, the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals (DIA) has received 2,186 complaints about health care facilities, such as nursing homes. The DIA is receiving an average of 219 complaints per month, which is a 45 percent increase compared to the past two years. The number of…
Read MoreNurse 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…
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