The Azria Health Park Place nursing home in Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo by Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch)
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, located 2401 E. 8th 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…