Lutheran Care Center
A nursing home in Altamont, Illinois 62411
702 West Cumberland, Altamont, Illinois 62411. (618) 483-6136.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 5of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 3 health citations at the latest inspection cycle Illinois average: 12.7
- 3.40 nurse hours per resident per day Illinois average: 3.47
- 3 fines in the last three years (needs attention)
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean8
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Immediate jeopardy
- CMS’s most serious finding: the place’s failure to meet a rule caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment or death to someone in its care. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 489.3.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
3 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The Illinois average is 12.7.
Last standard inspection Sep 30, 2025.
Most serious in three years: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J), at a standard and complaint inspection on Sep 30, 2025
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
8 citations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2025. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
All 8 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 4 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Sep 30, 2025: standard inspection2 citations
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Sep 30, 2025: standard and complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Mar 28, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Nov 15, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Jul 26, 2024: standard inspection2 citations
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Jan 9, 1979.
- Not on CMS’s special focus list.
- No abuse icon from CMS.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as non profit, corporation.
- 96 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- 3 fines in the last three years, $36,553 in all.
- No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
- 4 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Date | Kind | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | Fine | $17,345 |
| Mar 28, 2025 | Fine | $11,190 |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Fine | $8,018 |
Who does the caring?
3.40 nurse hours per resident per day
The Illinois average is 3.47.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | Illinois average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 3.40 | 3.47 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.60 | 0.71 |
| At weekends | 3.02 | 3.08 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 19.6% | 43.7% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 20% | 41.5% |
| Administrators who left | 0 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- St. John Lutheran Church owns 5% directly since Oct 1, 1980; St. Paul Lutheran Church owns 5% directly since Oct 1, 1980; Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church owns 5% directly since Oct 1, 1980; St. Paul Lutheran Church owns 5% directly since Oct 1, 1980; St. John’s Lutheran Church owns 5% directly since Oct 1, 1980; Immanuel Lutheran Church owns 5% directly since Oct 1, 1980; Zion Lutheran Church owns 5% directly since Oct 1, 1980; St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church owns 5% directly since Apr 28, 2003; Trinity Lutheran Church Nalc owns 5% directly since Oct 1, 1980; Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church owns 5% directly since Oct 1, 1980; St. John’s Lutheran Church of Shelbyville owns 5% directly since Oct 1, 1980; St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church owns 5% directly since Nov 28, 2011; Holy Cross Evangelical Lutheran Church owns 5% directly since Oct 1, 1980; Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church owns 5% directly since Oct 1, 1980; St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church Elca owns 5% directly since Oct 1, 1980; Faith Lutheran Church owns 5% directly since Oct 1, 1980; St. Peter’s Lutheran Church owns 5% directly since Oct 1, 1980; St. Paul Lutheran Church owns 5% directly since Oct 1, 1980; Immanuel Lutheran Church owns 5% directly since Jul 23, 2012; Holy Cross Lutheran Church owns 5% directly since Feb 20, 2012.
- 59 owners or officers are people: Kathryn L Huntley (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Kathryn L Huntley (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Dennis Blievernicht (corporate director, 0%); Beth A Reynolds (corporate director, 0%); Susan Braasch (corporate director, 0%); Christine Workman (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Kimberly Schroeder (corporate director, 0%); Dorothy B Behrns (corporate director, 0%); Marcia A Milburn-Gehle (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Marcia A Milburn-Gehle (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Joann Givens (corporate director, 0%); Cheryl Hoffmeister (corporate director, 0%); Ronald D Mulvaney (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Ronald D Mulvaney (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Beverly A Soltwedel (corporate director, 0%); Douglas Heiden (corporate director, 0%); Norma Wohltman (corporate director, 0%); Mike Kirchhoff (corporate director, 0%); Susan C Hanfland (corporate director, 0%); Mariya F Asbell (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Mariya F Asbell (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Gerald S Wyckoff (corporate director, 0%); Charles Biggs (corporate director, 0%); David Traub (corporate director, 0%); Judith Mayhaus (corporate director, 0%); Tamyra L Reeter (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Tamyra L Reeter (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Kathy Wyckoff (corporate director, 0%); Krystle N Herrmann (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Krystle N Herrmann (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Alexis Cornett (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Alexis Cornett (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Kurt Stremming (corporate director, 0%); Sandra Heiden (corporate director, 0%); Jack Hastings (corporate director, 0%); John P. Opilka (corporate director, 0%); John P. Opilka (runs it (operational or managerial control)); John P. Opilka (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Frederick Bray (corporate director, 0%); Kathryn Corder (corporate director, 0%); Vera Garbe (corporate director, 0%); Twila Magnus (corporate director, 0%); Kevin Schroeder (corporate director, 0%); Diane Aherin (corporate director, 0%); Emily Miller (corporate officer); Emily Miller (corporate director); Emily Miller (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Emily Miller (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Diane Wetherell (corporate director, 0%); Robert Williams (corporate director, 0%); Deborah Hanson (corporate director, 0%); Jeff Stremming (corporate officer, 0%); Joni K Clifton (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Joni K Clifton (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Dawn Y Feldhake (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Dawn Y Feldhake (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Lea J Stuckmeyer (corporate director, 0%); Samantha R Harris (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Samantha R Harris (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John Lutheran Church | Owns 5% or more directly | 5% | Oct 1, 1980 |
| St. Paul Lutheran Church | Owns 5% or more directly | 5% | Oct 1, 1980 |
| Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church | Owns 5% or more directly | 5% | Oct 1, 1980 |
| St. Paul Lutheran Church | Owns 5% or more directly | 5% | Oct 1, 1980 |
| St. John’s Lutheran Church | Owns 5% or more directly | 5% | Oct 1, 1980 |
| Immanuel Lutheran Church | Owns 5% or more directly | 5% | Oct 1, 1980 |
| Zion Lutheran Church | Owns 5% or more directly | 5% | Oct 1, 1980 |
| St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church | Owns 5% or more directly | 5% | Apr 28, 2003 |
| Trinity Lutheran Church Nalc | Owns 5% or more directly | 5% | Oct 1, 1980 |
| Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church | Owns 5% or more directly | 5% | Oct 1, 1980 |
| St. John’s Lutheran Church of Shelbyville | Owns 5% or more directly | 5% | Oct 1, 1980 |
| St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church | Owns 5% or more directly | 5% | Nov 28, 2011 |
| Holy Cross Evangelical Lutheran Church | Owns 5% or more directly | 5% | Oct 1, 1980 |
| Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church | Owns 5% or more directly | 5% | Oct 1, 1980 |
| St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church Elca | Owns 5% or more directly | 5% | Oct 1, 1980 |
| Faith Lutheran Church | Owns 5% or more directly | 5% | Oct 1, 1980 |
| St. Peter’s Lutheran Church | Owns 5% or more directly | 5% | Oct 1, 1980 |
| St. Paul Lutheran Church | Owns 5% or more directly | 5% | Oct 1, 1980 |
| Immanuel Lutheran Church | Owns 5% or more directly | 5% | Jul 23, 2012 |
| Holy Cross Lutheran Church | Owns 5% or more directly | 5% | Feb 20, 2012 |
| Cliftonlarsonallen | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Sep 30, 2013 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 3 of 5 (Illinois average 3.1).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 3 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 28.9 miles, this one had the 11th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (3; the middle value was 7).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Lutheran Care Center This nursing home | 3 | |
| The Haven of St. Elmo | 5.3 | 9 |
| Effingham Healthcare & Senior Living | 11.3 | 14 |
| Lakeland Rehab & Healthcare Center | 11.9 | 6 |
| Evergreen Nursing & Rehab Center | 12.0 | 5 |
| Fayette County Hospital | 19.4 | 1 |
| Vandalia Healthcare & Senior Living | 20.3 | 6 |
| Heartland Senior Living | 24.3 | 9 |
| Shelbyville Healthcare & Senior Living | 24.6 | 8 |
| Shelbyville Manor | 25.4 | 21 |
| Rose Garden of Pana | 28.7 | 11 |
| Pana Health and Rehab Center | 28.9 | 5 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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