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Lutheran Care Center
702 WEST CUMBERLAND, Altamont, IL, 62411
Nursing home96 licensed beds0 citations on record
1 more within 6 milesOpen in Maps
Has this facility been cited?
Yes. Federal inspectors cited 3 deficiencies against Lutheran Care Center in Altamont, Illinois at its most recent standard inspection on 2025-09-30, 1 of them arising from complaints. 1 finding has been recorded at the immediate-jeopardy level, the most serious CMS uses, meaning a resident was placed in immediate danger. Medicare has fined it 2 times, totalling $19,208. Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 overall.
5 / 5Medicare overall rating
96certified beds
3deficiencies at the last inspection
1immediate-jeopardy findings on record
2actual-harm findings on record
2federal fines, $19,208
What the inspectors found
Every deficiency on record, by how serious CMS judged it
CMS grades each finding from A to L on two axes: how badly residents were affected, and how many. These are its bands, not ours. The figures cover every standard and complaint survey on record, which is a longer window than the rating cycle above.
Immediate jeopardyA resident was placed in immediate danger. The most serious band CMS uses.1
Actual harmA resident was harmed, but not placed in immediate danger.2
Potential for more than minimal harmNo resident was harmed, but the failing could have caused it.6
Potential for minimal harmThe least serious band.2
Most recentJDBGDDGEDDB
The last 11 findings, newest first
Each is the federal requirement the home was found not to meet, in CMS’s own wording, with the tag number so it can be looked up against the inspection report.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0689 · 2025-09-30 · from a complaint · Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · F0880 · 2025-09-30 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Environmental Deficiencies · F0912 · 2025-09-30 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for minimal harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0689 · 2025-03-28 · from a complaint · Actual harm to a resident
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · F0600 · 2024-11-15 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · F0609 · 2024-11-15 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0689 · 2024-07-26 · standard survey · Actual harm to a resident
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · F0880 · 2024-07-26 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0689 · 2023-06-09 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · F0759 · 2023-06-09 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Environmental Deficiencies · F0912 · 2023-06-09 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for minimal harm
Medicare’s own rating
How CMS scores this home
These stars are Medicare’s, not ours — we publish no rating of our own. They are reproduced here because they are part of the public record.
OverallCombines the three below5 of 5
Health inspectionBased on the last three inspection cycles4 of 5
StaffingNurse hours per resident, adjusted for how sick residents are5 of 5
Quality measuresResident outcomes reported by the home3 of 5
Nurse hours per resident per dayReported by the home to CMS3.50591
Nursing staff turnoverShare of nursing staff who left in a year20.5%
Penalties
What Medicare has fined this home
FinesCivil money penalties imposed by CMS2
Total fined$19,208
Payment denials and other penaltiesMedicare refusing to pay for new admissions is the usual one2
Ownership
Who owns Lutheran Care Center
Nursing homes are frequently owned through layers of companies, and the name over the door is rarely the one that holds the licence. This is the ownership CMS has on file.
| Owner | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH | Organization | 5% | since 10/01/1980 |
| GRACE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH | Organization | 5% | since 10/01/1980 |
| HOLY CROSS EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH | Organization | 5% | since 10/01/1980 |
| HOLY CROSS LUTHERAN CHURCH | Organization | 5% | since 02/20/2012 |
| IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH | Organization | 5% | since 07/23/2012 |
| ST. JAMES EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH | Organization | 5% | since 04/28/2003 |
| ST. JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH | Organization | 5% | since 10/01/1980 |
| ST. JOHN'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH | Organization | 5% | since 11/28/2011 |
| ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH | Organization | 5% | since 10/01/1980 |
| ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH OF SHELBYVILLE | Organization | 5% | since 10/01/1980 |
| ST. PAUL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH ELCA | Organization | 5% | since 10/01/1980 |
| ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH | Organization | 5% | since 10/01/1980 |
Nearby
Other licensed providers within six miles
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Care Compare. Retrieved 2026-07-29. Facility number 145380.
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