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Iowa nursing homes lead the nation in short-staffing violations

States Newsroom · October 22, 2026

Iowa’s nursing home inspectors issued more citations for insufficient staffing last year than regulators in any other state in the nation, an Iowa Capital Dispatch review of federal data shows. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services data show that 66 Iowa nursing homes were cited at least once for insufficient…

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Iowa nursing homes lead the nation in short-staffing violations

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