Helping you protect your loved ones from nursing home and long-term care facility abuse & neglect
Thursday, May 18th, 2006. Des Moines, IA - Last month, former nursing-home worker Lesley Polek of Grinnell was accused of fondling the breasts of elderly residents. Because there were no injuries to the victims as defined by law, police and prosecutors couldn't charge Polek with dependent-adult abuse, which could be considered a felony and ... [More >>]
Monday, May 15th, 2006. Des Moines, IA - Last month, after Lesley Polek of Grinnell was accused of sexually abusing elderly residents in an Iowa nursing home, she pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay two $50 fines. That punishment doesn't sit well with some advocates for seniors. "It's just appalling," said Iowa Long-Term Care Ombudsman ... [More >>]
Friday, May 5th, 2006. Nora Springs, IA - State records show employees at a North Iowa care center are accused of things like stealing and holding a glass of water of residents' heads to get them out bed. And now Liberty Square Care Center in Nora Springs has fired them. But this isn't the only issue ... [More >>]
Friday, March 17th, 2006. Des Moines, IA - An Iowa caregiver convicted of raping a nursing home resident was suspected of abusing the victim long before he was caught, newly released state records show. Frank Daugard Jr. was under orders from his boss at Adair Community Health Center to refrain from working alone with female ... [More >>]
Sunday, February 26th, 2006. Des Moines, IA - The Iowa attorney general's office has accused the director of a major state agency of engaging in vindictive, unethical and illegal behavior in the investigation of crimes against the elderly. The attorney general's office — which typically defends state agencies sued for misconduct — is openly accusing ... [More >>]
Thursday, February 16th, 2006. How can Iowa's senior citizens get the attention of the state's legislators? One way is to support and participate in the Older Iowans Legislature. Bonnie Shannon, Missouri Valley, serves as the body's secretary. The Older Iowans Legislature was created as an advocacy group for the less fortunate, principally to try to ... [More >>]
Friday, February 3rd, 2006. An Adair man has been convicted of sexual abuse against an elderly, disabled woman at a Guthrie County nursing home. Franklyn LaRoy Daugard, 44 , of Adair was convicted last week after a two-day trial. Judge William H. Joy found Daugard guilty of wanton neglect and third-degree sexual abuse. Daugard will ... [More >>]
Friday, February 3rd, 2006. Des Moines, IA - A nursing home aide has been convicted of sexually abusing a resident at a Guthrie County nursing home. Frank Daugard, of Adair, was accused of sexually assaulting the woman last September. He's now ordered to be held without bond until he's sentenced next month.The nursing home has also ... [More >>]
Thursday, December 1st, 2005. DesMoines, IA - State officials say care-facility complaints during the fiscal year that ended in June 2005 were up 34 percent from 2004 - the biggest one-year gain in at least five years. Industry officials say care in Iowa homes is improving. Dana Petrowsky of the Iowa Association of Homes and ... [More >>]
Friday, September 30th, 2005. Des Moines, IA - A central Iowa nursing home worker has been charged with raping an elderly disabled woman who was left in his care. Forty-four-year-old Frank Daugard Junior is charged with sexual abuse and sexual exploitation. The alleged incident happened Tuesday night at the Adair Community Health Center.Read the full ... [More >>]
