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   > progressive pot smokers rape their children, now they are sexually   
   > assaulting old people.  These dopers should be erased from society.   
   > shoot them and leave them in a corn field to rot.   
      
   An eastern Iowa nursing home has been cited by the state for medication   
   errors, “horrible” staffing levels, a lack of bed linens, overflowing   
   garbage cans, unsanitary kitchens, a rodent infestation and illicit drug   
   use within the facility.   
      
   The Ivy at Davenport, located in Scott County, is a 75-bed facility that   
   promotes itself as a “premier health care center” that offers “well-   
   appointed, semi-private rooms, free cable and wi-fi, gourmet meals and   
   snacks, housekeeping and more.”   
      
   When state inspectors visited the nursing home in April, regulators had   
   already compiled a backlog of 17 uninvestigated complaints against the   
   home. Those complaints dated back nine months, to July of last year.   
      
   Twelve of the 17 complaints against the home were substantiated, a 172-   
   page report of regulatory violations was compiled by the state, and the   
   facility was cited for 31 state and federal violations.   
      
   The state levied, but then suspended, $12,750 in fines for resident abuse,   
   a lack of safety and a lack of required nursing services for residents.   
   The state fines have been suspended to allow the Centers for Medicare and   
   Medicaid Services to determine whether federal fines will be imposed.   
      
   The home’s administrator, Michelle Lindeman, could not be reached for   
   comment Wednesday.   
      
   Among the issues that state inspectors reported during their most recent   
   inspection of The Ivy at Davenport:   
      
   Staffing: A licensed practical nurse told inspectors staffing levels in   
   the home were “absolutely horrible” and that she could not express how bad   
   it was. She and others indicated the staff didn’t have time to address the   
   needs of residents.   
      
   Odor, garbage: The home “failed to maintain clean floors, empty trash   
   (and) clean resident equipment,” inspectors said. The inspectors noted   
   “areas with strong odors smelling of urine, body odor and garbage.” The   
   administrator told inspectors the odors were better now than when she had   
   first started at the care facility. The inspectors also spotted food   
   crumbs, liquids, a hospital gown, pieces of paper, garbage and smashed   
   raisins on the floor.   
      
   Illicit drug use: The home failed to address illicit drug use by two of   
   the home’s 69 residents, inspectors said. An employee told inspectors the   
   staff would catch one female resident using marijuana at least once a day.   
   Inspectors reported that one of the resident’s relatives said the woman   
   “was able to purchase drugs at the nursing home.” On one occasion, the   
   woman reportedly obtained a patch used to administer the drug fentanyl   
   through the skin. The woman chewed the patch, became unresponsive and had   
   to be taken to the emergency room. The resident herself reported “she can   
   buy drugs at the home,” inspectors said, noting that others at the care   
   facility believed the drugs were brought into the home by the woman’s   
   relatives.   
      
   No bed linens: The home also failed to provide bed sheets or pillowcases   
   to seven of 26 residents whose cases were reviewed. Inspectors observed   
   residents lying in beds that had no sheets on them and were told by the   
   staff the home was “really short” on bed linens. One resident had been   
   living in the facility for more than two months without a nightstand. As a   
   result, the resident’s food was being placed directly on the floor.   
      
   Unsanitary kitchens: The home was cited for failing to provide food at a   
   safe temperature and failing to prepare residents’ food under sanitary   
   conditions, with numerous issues related to a lack of kitchen cleanliness   
   noted. An inspector observed a five-pound bag of shredded cheddar cheese   
   left open on a counter, with the contents melting. The floor was dirty,   
   the inspector said, and was littered with a disposable glove and a piece   
   of bread. When the dietary manager asked the cook about the cheese, the   
   cook responded with a profanity. Trash was overflowing onto the floor of a   
   kitchenette, with insects flying around the garbage can. A worker reported   
      
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