Despite acquiring the?$650,000 requested, the IDIA will use the money for other purposes. This has been met with widespread criticism from state officials and care home advocates.
?This is an outrage?, said John Tapscott, a former state lawmaker who uses his skills to speak for nursing home residents. ?This just goes to show you that it?s the nursing home industry that is running our state inspections department.?
However, spokesman for the IDIA David Werning said the department has become more efficient and a number of inspections have been taken on by nurses, therefore allowing for fewer inspectors.
He said: ?The bureaus that deal with long-term care facilities ? the nursing homes ? are, right now, probably about 50 percent ahead of their workload. ?We aren?t behind on anything in terms of long-term care inspections. I know that raises the question of whether there ever was a need for those 10 positions. Frankly, probably not.?
Senator Pam Jochum, a Dubuque Democrat, said that it was made clear to the department that the jobs should have been restored once the money, which the IDIA itself lobbied for, was received. He was concerned about the welfare of nursing home residents and the effect on their families:??When a family makes the painful decision to place a loved one in a nursing home, they assume the facility has been inspected and everything is in order. Families rely on government to ensure that these facilities will take good care of their loved one.?
Senator Jack Hatch, a Des Moines Democrat, added that the failure to rehire the inspectors sends out the wrong message, arguing that quality of care cannot be increased by reducing staffing numbers.
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