More Iowa nursing homes are cited, but not penalized, for too few staff Clark Kauffman Iowa Capital Dispatch Apr 28, 2026 5 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In the past eight weeks, five Iowa nursing homes have been cited for failing to meet federal standards for nursing home staffing.kAmx?256BF2E6 DE277:?8 :D 36=:6G65 E@ 36 E96 D:?8=6 3:886DE 4@?EC:3FE@C E@ A@@C BF2=:EJ C6D:56?E 42C6[ 244@C5:?8 E@ D6G6C2= 7656C2= 2?5 AC:G2E6 DEF5:6D @7 ?FCD:?8 9@>6 BF2=:EJ]k^AmkAmx? C646?E J62CD[ DE277:?8 =6G6=D 92G6 364@>6 2 9@E A@=:E:42= :DDF6[ H:E9 E96 %CF>A 25>:?:DEC2E:@? 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