New Analysis of Old Law Take Iowa Nursing Home Records from Public
· Story link Iowa residents are being denied information on abuses and other incidents in state-licenses nursing homes under a…
Iowa residents are being denied information on abuses and other incidents in state-licenses nursing homes under a new policy adopted by Iowa Workforce Development judges and the attorney general. The new interpretation of a 17-year-old law shields the names of both abusers and their employers as well as cities where the abuse took place. Curiously, the names of those cleared ob abuse are considered public. (5/19/08)