State pays bonuses to worst of homes
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008.
Des Moines, IA - Some of the worst nursing homes in Iowa are collecting tens of thousands of dollars in taxpayer-funded bonuses that are intended to reward quality care.
Nursing homes that last year were fined by the state for abusing or neglecting their elderly residents are this year collecting bonuses from an $8 million state fund created to promote quality, cost-effective care.
In some cases, this year’s bonuses more than offset last year’s fines that were levied by state regulators.
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