DES MOINES- State-allocated money meant for rehiring 10 nursing home inspectors whose jobs were lost amid budget cuts is instead going elsewhere. The Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals said the $650,000 that state lawmakers restored to its budget isn't needed for those inspectors.
a similar situation Jefferson Point Assisted Living Center in North Liberty is the latest such facility to announce plans to change its status to independent living and run the facility as an apartment complex. As with the Dubuque Retirement Center, Jefferson Point faced fines for inadequate service, and like the Dubuque facility, residents who need medical assistance will be able to stay in the building and pay for 24-hour health care from an outside company. The Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals is concerned that the Dubuque Retirement Community is being less than forthcoming with its residents about a recent switch from a certified assisted- living center to an independent living facility.
A Dubuque assisted living facility has been slapped with thousands of dollars in fines and could face the loss of its license following a series of state actions in a case one inspections official described as "not a pretty picture. But an executive with Oak Park Place said the West End community is making strides to correct the problems cited by the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals and that a recent follow-up visit by an inspector did not cite any concerns.
Phony health inspectors have reappeared in Dubuque and central and eastern Iowa. During the past several days, staff in the department's Food and Consumer Safety Bureau have received calls from restaurant owners and operators who have been contacted by individuals claiming to be health inspectors," said Rod Roberts, director of the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals. "The fake health inspectors often bully the restaurant staff in an attempt to gain cell phone numbers, employees'social security numbers, or - most recently - solicit cash.
Oak Park Place returns to 'standard' A West End assisted-living facility once fined thousands of dollars for care-related violations is back in compliance. An official with the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals told the TH that Oak Park Place, 1381 Oak Park Place, has returned to "standard certification" following an agency visit on June 30. The inspection found no regulatory insufficiences. The agency had cited Oak Park for insufficiencies in several core areas related to the care of many of its approximately 50 tenants, many with serious health concerns. The violations dated back to March 31, 2008, when the facility was first fined on a recertification visit. Oak Park accrued $18,500 in fines, including a $10,000 civil penalty issued Sept. 26. Calling it a cooperative effort...
The Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals has warned Dubuque Retirement Community that if it does not make alterations to its plans for decertification, the residential facility could be violating state law. David Werning, spokesman for Inspections and Appeals, said the facility's current plan to convert to an independent-living community has more bark than bite.
facing more fines On Aug. 12, the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals levied an additional $16,000 in fines against the Dubuque Retirement Community, just one month before the DRC's planned conversion from an assisted-living to independent-living facility. According to David Werning, public information officer with the Department of Inspections and Appeals, the reasons for the fines include medication errors, insufficient staff, inadequate evaluation of tenants' needs and not providing required service plans on how to treat each tenant. According to the report, one tenant had an involuntary bowel movement that was not discovered for an entire day, and by the time staff addressed the issue it had dried to his skin. The report also said that the staff did not have plans to address ...
It appears negotiations between Dubuque Retirement Community and a state regulatory agency have gone into overtime. What is unclear is whether the West End retirement community has dropped its assisted-living certificate, and if so what happens next? The Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals has sounded definitive in recent weeks, charging that should the facility go through with decertifying it could face regulatory and legal penalties.
A West End assisted-living facility fined more than $18,000 for several violations appears to be moving closer to compliance nearly eight months after the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals placed its license in limbo. The agency has cited Oak Park, 1381 Oak Park Place, for insufficiencies in several core areas related to the care of many of its approximately 50 tenants, many with serious health concerns. The violations date back to March 31, 2008, when the facility was first fined on a recertification visit. Oak Park has accrued $18,500 in fines over the past year, including a $10,000 civil penalty issued Sept. 26.
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