Iowa nursing homes wait up to 41 months for an 'annual' inspection | Iowa News
The state of Iowa isn’t meeting the federally mandated standards for nursing home oversight, with some care facilities waiting up to 41 months for an annual inspection.
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The state of Iowa isn’t meeting the federally mandated standards for nursing home oversight, with some care facilities waiting up to 41 months for an annual inspection.
Hunter 12/15/23 Republicans in the Iowa Statehouse have rejected a formal request from Democrats to investigate the state's nursing home crisis, saying
“The tragic nursing home stories published by journalists show that our state’s current nursing home system is fundamentally broken and is failing to protect Iowans.”
Iowa Senate Democrats on Thursday called on the GOP-controlled Senate Oversight Committee to launch a bipartisan investigation into Iowa’s nursing homes.
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