(Red Oak, Iowa) – The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports deputies were dispatched at around 12:10-a.m. today (Saturday), to the 500 block of E. 4th Street, in Villisca, for a reported assault in progress. Following an investigation, Deputies arrested 39-year-old Kevin Bradshaw, of Villisca, who was charged with Domestic Abuse Assault (by) impeding the flow of air/blood, and Assault causing bodily injury.
Kevin Bradshaw was being held without bond, in the Montgomery County Jail.
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) – More than 43% of all Iowa nursing homes do not meet upcoming federal mandates on staffing levels, a new national report shows. According to the Iowa Capital Dispatch, the report also indicates 21 Iowa care facilities each cycled through three to five nursing home administrators during 2023. Using newly published data collected by the federal government, a nonprofit advocacy group called the Long-Term Care Community Coalition issued a detailed report this week outlining the staffing levels at every Medicare-certified nursing home in the nation during the fourth quarter of 2023.
The report compares actual staffing levels with the Biden administration’s new rule mandating specific staffing levels in Medicare-certified nursing homes. That rule requires the presence of a registered nurse 24 hours per day, seven days a week in all facilities, as well as 3.48 hours per day, per resident of total nursing-staff time. The rule will be phased in over the next five years and includes exemptions and waivers for facilities in rural areas that are making a good-faith effort to meet the new mandates.
The coalition’s report shows that 6 in 10 of all U.S. nursing homes would have met the new nurse-staffing standard of 3.48 hours in the fourth quarter of 2023. Iowa homes fell below the national average, with 56.5% of them meeting the new standard.
The report indicates the Iowa homes with the lowest nurse staffing levels in the fourth quarter of 2023 were Arbor Springs of West Des Moines, Midlands Living Center of Council Bluffs, Linn Haven Rehab & Health Care of New Hampton, Pleasant Acres Care Center of Hull, Northbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center of Cedar Rapids, Crest Haven Care Centre of Creston and Aspire of Perry. All reported less than 2.5 hours of total nursing care per resident, per day, according to the report.
A separate set of data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services indicates that 14% of Iowa’s 422 nursing facilities were cited for insufficient staffing in fiscal year 2023. That’s more than double the national average, which was 5.9%.
The report also highlights a problem in many nursing homes nationwide: high staff turnover, which disrupts continuity of care and leads to errors by workers who aren’t familiar with residents’ needs. The Iowa homes with the highest rate of nursing-staff turnover, ranging from 85% to 100%, were Risen Son Christian Village of Council Bluffs, Sunrise Retirement Community of Sioux City, Wesley Acres of Des Moines, Arbor Springs of West Des Moines, Dunlap Specialty Care, Azria Health Park Place of Des Moines, Sunny Knoll Care Centre of Rockwell City, and Montezuma Specialty Care.
The report also identifies the Iowa nursing homes that had the highest number of administrators who left employment with the facility during 2023. The Elmwood Care Centre of Onawa and Heritage Specialty Care of Cedar Rapids, are each reported to have had five administrators who left the facility in 2023. Azria Health Park Place of Des Moines, Sunny Knoll Care Centre of Rockwell City, Crest Haven Care Centre of Creston, Cedar Falls Health Care Center, Premier Estates of Muscatine, Westwood Specialty Care of Sioux City, Casa De Paz Health Care Center of Sioux City, Wesley Park Centre of Newton, and Garden View Care Center of Shenandoah each are reported to have had four administrators leave during the year. Ten other Iowa nursing homes had three administrators leave during the year.
DES MOINES, Iowa — One horse with Iowa ties will run in the 150th Kentucky Derby. Albaugh Family Stables, based in Des Moines, owns Catching Freedom, which drew the fourth post in Saturday’s derby at Churchill Downs. Ankeny billionaire Dennis Albaugh owns the stable, which had three horses in last year’s race with one, Angel of Empire, finishing third.
The derby is a 1 1/4-mile race has a $5 million purse, with the winner taking 60% ($3.1 million), second taking 20% ($1 million), and third taking 10% ($500,000).
Time: 5:57 CST Saturday, may 4
Place: Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky
Watch: NBC
Today: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 62. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north northwesterly & gust as high as 25 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66. E/SE winds 5-10.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Monday: A 50% chance of showers & thunderstorms. High near 74.
Monday Night: Showers & thunderstorms. Low around 51.
Tuesday: A slight of chance of showers and thunderstorms, otherwise sunny & breezy, with a high near 74.
Friday’s High temperature in Atlantic was 71. The Low was 37. We received .56″ rain ( 7-a.m. Friday thru 7a.m. today), in Atlantic. Last year on this date, the High was 82 and the Low was 36. The Record High set on May 4th in Atlantic was 91 in 1918. The Record Low was 18 in 1907. Sunrise: 6:14. Sunset: 8:21.
Council Bluffs City Meet
1. Lewis Central 390
2.Abraham Lincoln 434
3.St. Albert 467
4.Heartland Christian 528
5.Thomas Jefferson 533
Kuemper Catholic Invite
1.Spencer 367
2. Kuemper Catholic 392
3.Denison-Schleswig 404
4.Alta-Aurelia 408
5. Harlan 427
6. Carroll 433
Atlantic DNP
West Central Valley
No Scores reported
CAM
Southeast Warren
Des Moines Christian
West Central Valley
No Scores reported
Tri-Center 230 AHSTW NTS
Medalist: Addy Redeinbaugh, Tri-Center (52)
Runner-up: Natalie Ausdemore, Tri-Center (5
Treynor 218 Missouri Valley 259
Medalist: Sophi Pedersen, Treynor (46)
Runner-up: Henley Arbaugh, Missouri Valley (49)
Mount Ayr 198 Shenandoah 219 Hamburg NTS
Medalist: Jaylee Shaffer, Mount Ayr (39)
Runner-up: Sarah Pickens, Shenandaoh (44)
Girls
Tri-Center 2, Kuemper Catholic 1
Treynor 10, AHSTW 0
Panorama 9, Logan-Magnolia 1
Council Bluffs Lincoln 2, Lewis Central 1
Boys
Tri-Center 2, Kuemper Catholic 1
Carlisle 1, West Central Valley 0
LeMars 8, Thomas Jefferson 1
Treynor 10, AHSTW 0
AMES, Iowa – University of Iowa sophomore Hayden Kuhn climbed to third on Iowa’s all-time list in the 3,000-meter steeplechase on Friday at the ISU Alumni Invite.
Kuhn clocked an 8:50.99 in the event and placed second. The Marion, Iowa, native made a nine-second improvement on his previous best.
“Hayden (Kuhn) had a fantastic performance tonight in his 3,000-meter steeplechase,” associate head coach Randy Hasenbank said. “He went from 61st in the NCAA West Region rankings to 34th, which locks down a qualifying mark. I am proud of Hayden and how far he has come in this event. He has such high expectations of himself, and I am really excited about his breakthrough performance tonight.”
The Hawkeyes gained additional personal records from Lily Johannes (2:16.12) and Cameron Kalaway (2:19.28) in the women’s 800 meters and Martin Strong (1:48.94) and James Fingalsen (1:53.82) in the men’s 800. Ian Geisler (3:51.99) and Carson Houg (3:52.08) notched career bests in the men’s 1,500 meters.
UP NEXT: Iowa enters postseason competition with the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan, beginning on May 10.
Hawkeye Results
ISU Alumni Invite
Men’s 400 Meters
Women’s 800 Meters
Men’s 800 Meters
Women’s 1,500 Meters
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The University of Iowa softball team fell to Illinois in game one of a three-game series, 2-1, in 10 innings on Friday night at Eichelberger Field.
Jalen Adams got the start for the Hawkeyes and allowed just three hits through the first five innings.
Freshman Jena Young had a one out double in the top of third. Iowa had runners on the corners with two outs but were unable to capitalize.
Sophomore Tory Bennett put the Hawkeyes on the board first in the fifth with a double to left, scoring Grace Banes. Illinois responded in the home half scoring on an RBI single up the middle to tie the game at one. Iowa had a scoring opportunity in the sixth as freshman Devin Bowman got to third after a two out double but was left there as the Illini recorded the third out. Both teams were retired in order in the seventh to send the game to extra innings.
Adams continued to keep the Illini hitters off the base path as she faced just seven hitters through the eighth and ninth. The Hawkeyes were able to get runners on the corners with one out in the top of the 10th but once again left the stranded. The Illini ended the game in the bottom of the 10th after a leadoff double came around to score on a single.
Iowa finished the game with one run on eight hits and three errors. The Hawkeyes left 11 runners on base.
The Audubon Wheelers will start the season with new baseball coach. Erik Borkowski was offered the Wheelers head baseball coaching job over the offseason, as he was the coach of the Wheelers softball program for the past 14 seasons. Borkowski takes over a Wheelers baseball program which was coached last season by Matt Wilder.
The Wheelers had a 5-14 record overall and 3-13 record in the Western Iowa Conference last year.
Borkowski gave a brief statement how he was offered the Wheelers baseball position.
Coach Borkowski broke down the Wheelers roster that he will have for this season.
Borkowski gave his first initial thoughts on what the Western Iowa Conference will look like.
Coach Borkowski talked about his goals for this season.
The first baseball game for the Audubon Wheelers will be Monday, May 13th, when they will be at West Central Valley in Stuart. First pitch of that game will start at 7:00 p.m.
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