Nursing home cited after woman is locked out all night during thunderstorm

Nursing home cited after woman is locked out all night during thunderstorm

The Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing oversees nursing homes in the state of Iowa. (Photo via Getty Images; logo courtesy of the State of Iowa) An Iowa nursing home inadvertently locked a resident out of the facility, leaving her outside the building overnight in the rain. According to state inspection records, a female resident of the Harmony Marshalltown nursing home exited the facility at 8 p.m. on July 7, to sit in the ho…

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(This report was researched and written by the Iowa Capital Dispatch) – An Iowa nursing home inadvertently locked a resident out of the facility, leaving her outside the building overnight in the rain. The Iowa Capital Dispatch says according to state inspection records, a female resident of the Harmony Marshalltown nursing home exited the facility at 8 p.m. on July 7, to sit in the home’s courtyard. The resident couldn’t get back into the facil…