CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa ( IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH ) - A state agency that denied having inspection records for a Cedar Rapids home health agency now admits it has the records but considers them confidential.
The records are related to Compassion North America, a home health agency whose practices came under scrutiny earlier this year after the Iowa Board of Nursing presented evidence of falsified records, billing for services that were never delivered, and the employment of an unlicensed nurse to provide patient care.
On July 9, the Iowa Capital Dispatch asked the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing for a copy of a private accreditation agency’s inspection report for Compassion North America.
In response to the Capital Dispatch’s request, DIAL spokesperson Diane McCool said