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Axios investigates: Iowa's nursing home crisis

Leslie Wells fell and was injured at a West Des Moines nursing home in early 2021. Her husband, Sam Wells, contends widespread nursing home staffing shortages are to blame. Photos: Courtesy of Sam Wells; Jason Clayworth/Axios
Sam and Leslie Wells planned ahead for years on how to obtain the best care for her in the final months of a terminal illness.
- But what they believed to be one of the state's finest facilities failed them, Sam tells Axios.