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May 11, 2010
Iowa ManorCare Facility To Lose Federal Funding
After failing to meet minimum federal care standards for the past six months, an Iowa ManorCare facility is set to lose its federal funding.
The federal government intends upon terminating ManorCare Health Services' participation in the Medicare and Medicaid program on Wednesday, May 12, 2010. According to ManorCare spokesperson Julie Beckert, ManorCare intends upon making up the loss of federal benefits to the residents so they will not have to relocate. She also said that the facility intends upon coming back into compliance.
The facility has had problems as of late. Late last year, three residents suffered broken bones in a two month period: a broken leg, a broken arm, and a broken hip. According to a facility staff member, the residents reportedly waited an hour for pain medication.
In November 2009, the facility was cited for taking between 20 and 45 minutes to respond call lights and for failing to notify a doctor of a resident's fall for ten days after the incident. Additionally, one resident who needed to use restroom facilities was reportedly told by a staff member to wet the bed instead.
The facility was fined $18,000 in early 2010 for failing to treat and prevent bedsores, failing to provide a safe environment, and taking up to 75 minutes to respond to a call light. The facility was fined again in March 2010 for failing to provide a safe environment. A fine was assessed in April 2010 for failing to follow physicians orders.
Owned by the Carlyle Grop, one of the world's richest private equity funds, the facility is one of Iowa's largest and newest nursing homes. While considered to be a state of the art facility, ManorCare Health Services reportedly continues to have problems with resident neglect and short staffing.
