State reduces fine for nursing home charged with ‘life-threatening’ injuries

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: May 26, 2026

Words: 396

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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State regulators have reduced the fine imposed against a Des Moines care facility after mistakenly tripling the penalty due to a previous regulatory violation.

The Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing has cited Scottish Rite Park Health Care Center, a Des Moines nursing home located on Woodland Avenue, for failing to safely transfer a resident into her bed while using a mechanical lift.

According to the state inspectors, that failure resulted in “severe harm” …

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