The federal government has added two Iowa nursing homes to its list of the worst care facilities in the nation.
Adel Acres and Northbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Cedar Rapids have been added to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ nationwide list of care facilities that are eligible for special-focus status, indicating a history of serious, recurring resident-care issues.
At any given time, two to five nursing homes per state appear on the list of federally designated “special-focus facilities,” while 10 others in each state are typically designated as eligible for such a designation due to recurring resident-care issues…