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State: Nursing home resident called 911 after being left ‘gasping for air’
State inspectors said the facility failed to respond to critically low oxygen levels and another resident coughing up blood, and proposed a $27,750 fine.
- The Red Oak Good Samaritan home faces a $27,750 fine after a resident called 911 on April 15, 2026, when staff failed to address her critically low oxygen levels.
- Inspectors faulted the home for failing to intervene when the resident showed life-threatening oxygen levels, and for ignoring a separate resident coughing up blood on March 30 and March 31.
- Paramedics arriving on April 15 heard audible screams and found the resident 'gasping for air' with oxygen levels in the 'high 60s to low 70s,' while staff allegedly claimed, 'She's been like this all day.'
- The Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing proposed the $27,750 fine, which remains suspended while the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services determines if a federal penalty is warranted.
- Currently holding a one-star CMS rating, the facility failed to offer COVID-19 vaccines to any of its 34 residents in 2025, contributing to broader quality-of-care concerns.
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State: Nursing home resident called 911 after being left ‘gasping for air’ - Stateline Publications
The Good Samaritan nursing home in Red Oak, Iowa. (Photo via Google Earth)An Iowa nursing home where a resident called 911 to receive medical attention while struggling to breathe could be facing fines of more than $27,000. According to state inspectors, the Good Samaritan care facility in Red Oak failed to provide quality nursing care when it neglected to intervene when one of the home’s 34 residents showed signs of critically low oxygen levels…
·Iowa, United States
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