A Des Moines nursing home has been cited for “free roaming” rodents, leaking ceilings, a flooded kitchen and an infestation of mice, flies and cockroaches that may have contributed to recent resident illnesses.
Inspectors from the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing visited Azria Health Park Place at 2401 E. Eighth St. in Des Moines, during the first two weeks of September and cited the facility for insufficient staffing and failing to provide a clean, homelike environment. The visit was in response to nine separate complaints, according to state records.
On Sept. 3, the first day of the state inspection, the home halted all food service from the kitchen and ordered meals from outside providers while the staff began cleaning and sanitizing the kitchen to address the state’s findings that residents of the home were in immediate jeopardy…