Report pinpoints nursing home staffing shortages in Iowa and the nation

Report pinpoints nursing home staffing shortages in Iowa and the nation • Iowa Capital Dispatch

The Bettendorf Health Care Center, a Scott County nursing home, has been cited for insufficient nursing staff three times since May 2022 and is reported to be staffed 43.8% below expected levels based on residents' needs. (Photo via Google Earth) Newly reported federal data shows the overwhelming majority of nursing homes in Iowa and the United States are operating with too few staff to meet residents’ basic needs. Eleven of Iowa’s 410 nursing h…

Report pinpoints nursing home staffing shortages in Iowa and the nation

Newly reported federal data shows the overwhelming majority of nursing homes in Iowa and the United States are operating with too few staff to meet resident’s basic needs. Eleven of Iowa’s 410 nursing homes were staffed at least 40% below…

Vall Nursing Home is a bit special, both internally and in terms of staff.

How to Win a Nursing Home Negligence Case

Photo by Kampus Production –pexels.com If you’re a loved one who has decided to take a senior member of your household to a retirement community, you need to make sure that the institution offers everything to make their stay worthwhile. You wouldn’t want that person to stay in a community or facility that lacks decent amenities and provides care that is beyond the bare minimum. Unfortunately, there are nursing homes that significantly fall shor…

Members of Congress introduce safe staffing bill to require hospitals to protect patients and nurses

The more than 225,000 nurses represented by National Nurses United applaud the introduction of federal legislation to mandate minimum registered nurse-to-patient ratios in every hospital across the country. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Jan Schakowsky and new Senate sponsors, Sen. Alex Padilla and Sen. Jeff Merkley.

If the shortage of skilled workers continues to increase, there could soon be stoppages in Herner nursing homes. This is the current situation.