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State Alleges Cedar Rapids Residential Care Facility Falsely Claimed to be Licensed Nursing Facility
August 16th, 2010
The Des Moines Register has reported that the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals has found that for the past two and a half years, Emeritus at Silver Pines, a Cedar Rapids residential care facility, has been falsely claiming to be a state-lic…
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Categories: Consumer & Financial Fraud
Grinnell Nurses Avoid Sanction, Further Education Required
August 4th, 2010
The Iowa Board of Nursing has concluded that two nurses involved in the care of Ruth Louden at Grinnell nursing home Friendship Manor will not face licensing sanctions, although the Board did require both nurses to complete 15 hours of continuing edu…
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Categories: Catastrophic Injuries
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Iowa's Nursing Home Watch Dog Gains Independence
June 2nd, 2010
Iowa Governor Chet Culver’s latest executive order gives more independence to the state’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman by moving its office out of the Department on Aging. The Ombudsman’s office is responsible for advocating for the rig…
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Categories: Catastrophic Injuries
Tags: nursing homes
