Nursing Home Failures in Western Iowa | Des Moines News

Des Moines News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 7, 2026 · 1m

A nursing home in western Iowa is facing a $6,750 fine after allegedly refusing to call an ambulance for a critically ill resident, forcing her family to drive her to the hospital in a deteriorating condition. Admitted May 21, she showed signs of illness by May 23 — nausea, dizziness, and barely responsive — yet staff claimed no emergency was available. Her son described her moaning and crying during the harrowing car ride. She died two days later in the ICU from pneumonia, sepsis, and possible heart attack. Paramedics later learned the facility had known her condition was severe for five…