Iowa

An East Coast-based developer making inroads in multiple healthcare sectors has been cleared to take over a struggling Iowa nursing home chain with 10 facilities.

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An Iowa nursing home won its appeal against a worker who quit her job over the facility’s personal protective equipment policy and collected nearly $5,000 in unemployment benefits. 

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A nurse who quit her job over alleged understaffing concerns was justified and should be eligible for unemployment benefits, an Iowa judge has ruled.

Iowa officials have issued updated emergency staffing guidance for nursing homes after the state reported that more than 110 facilities are currently struggling to manage COVID-19 outbreaks.

Iowa’s independent ombudsman says the number of complaints related to the state’s privatized Medicaid program more than doubled last year.

An Iowa prosecutor is dropping felony charges against a nursing home operator accused of misusing cash from a resident’s personal funds.

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