Iowa Nursing Home Fined for Neglect and Abuse After Kicking Navy Vet Out for Unpaid Bills A nursing home in Des Moines, Iowa has been fined for neglect and patient abuse after releasing a seriously ill Navy veteran to live on his own because he was unable to pay his care bills. John Chedester, 65, “was, for all practical purposes, dumped by the care facility into a vacant apartment,” said David … [Read more...]