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A nursing home in Iowa has been fined $2000 for failure to protect a resident from harm. 
 
An elderly woman claimed to have been beaten by a male resident with a documented history of violence. A surveillance tape partially backed up her claim, although the home claims her injuries were the result of a fall. 
 
A judge found that the nursing home staff failed to supervise the alleged assailant adequately, and tried to alter its records to reflect its version of the incident. 
 

Judge fines nursing home for alleged abuse

DesMoinesRegister.com - 6/12/2006 5:23 AM

A Des Moines nursing home where an elderly female resident is alleged to have been beaten by a man with a history of violent behavior must pay a $2,000 fine, an administrative law judge has ruled.
 
Two years ago, Trinity Center at Luther Park, located at 1555 Hull Ave., was fined for failing to protect one of its residents from harm. The state alleged that a male resident entered the room of an elderly woman with Alzheimer's disease and beat her, leaving her bruised, bloodied and screaming for help
 
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