Iowa assisted living facility reports resident’s camera captured staff neglect Clark Kauffman Iowa Capital Dispatch Apr 6, 2026 8 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An assisted living center in Iowa recently used a video camera owned by a female resident’s family to document the staff’s neglect of the woman.kAm%96 FD6 @7 C6D:56?E\@H?65 42>6C2D :? D6?:@C 42C6 724:=:E:6D :D 2 9@E=J 4@?E6DE65 :DDF6 :? x@H2 H:E9 C6D:56?E 25G@424J 8C@FAD C6A62E65=J AFD9:?8 7@C =68:D=2E:@? 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