Recent budget cuts imposed by Iowa’s Governor Terry Branstad have almost immediately cut the number of nursing home inspectors in the state by 25%. Now, just 28 inspectors will be responsible for investigating patient complaints and facility compliance with federal and state regulations at the state’s 442 facilities. Axing the ten nursing home inspectors… Continue Reading
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Director Of Nursing Cleared Of Charges Alleging That She Interfered With Nursing Home Inspection
Posted in National Nursing Home IssuesI was frankly disturbed when I came across an article in the Press-Citizen by Clark Kauffman regarding a director of nursing at an Iowa nursing home who obviously bullied her employees into keeping quiet regarding poor care they may have witnessed at the facility. Karen Etter, the former director of nursing at Windmill Manor Nursing… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Inspectors To Seek New Jobs Following Discovery Of Dangerous Living Conditions
Posted in National Nursing Home IssuesCincinnati City Council members are requesting that the city get out of the nursing home inspection business following the discovery of ‘crack house’ conditions at Westside Health Center and Terrace Assisted Living Facility. The council members suggest the investigatory responsibilities be turned over to the Ohio Department of Public Health to improve the quality of… Continue Reading