- Court-appointed monitors released a 109-page report in October detailing ways in which the Glenwood Resource Center is not in compliance with a federal settlement.
- The resource center, which is run by the State of Iowa, cares for individuals with intellectual disabilities. After allegations of abuse and care that wasn't meeting standards, the state settled with the federal government. Part of that agreement included oversight by a group of monitors.
- The center received low scores in clinical and medical care categories, as well as standards for discharge and transitioning to other facilities. The center is scheduled to close next June.
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Following allegations of abuse and inadequate care at the Glenwood Resource Center, the State of Iowa entered into a settlement with the federal government last year.
I’m your southwest Iowa reporter, Katrina Markel, and I looked into recent federal court filings on how well the resource center is doing, complying with the terms of the settlement.
The Glenwood Resource Center serves individuals with intellectual disabilities and is run by the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services.
A team of court-appointed monitors filed a 109-page report in federal court indicating that the center is not fully in compliance with the terms laid out in the settlement in December of last year. In particular, the resource center received several marks for non-compliance when it came to clinical and medical care. It also did not meet several standards for transition and discharge planning.
The resource center is scheduled to close in June of 2024 and residents will be transitioned to other care homes, including in Woodward, which is 150 miles from Glenwood.
