Iowa home used disabled residents’ money to pay for office furniture, supplies

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: March 4, 2026

Words: 2,041

Last Updated: 6 days, 14 hours ago

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A state-licensed care facility for people with disabilities has been cited for routinely using residents’ money to pay for office furniture and facility supplies.

According to state inspection reports, the Walton Group Home in Burlington failed to obtain written consent to use the money of “an unknown number” of current and former residents when purchasing items to furnish the residential care facility over the past nine years.

State officials say that as of December 2025, …

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