Four Iowa nursing homes have been cited recently for alleged resident injuries or abuse, with one of the cases resulting in a resident’s death, state records show.
According to state inspection reports, a resident of the Laurens Care Center was in the dining room on Oct. 6, 2026, and was heard making “sneezing noises” several times. A nurse checked on the woman and saw that her eyes were closed, she had lost consciousness and was unable to respond when shaken.
The staff took the woman to her room, where employees noted that while she still had a pulse, her oxygen levels were critically low and she was gasping for breath. The staff then transferred the woman to her bed, according to inspectors…