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Bethany Lutheran Home

Seven Elliott Street, Council Bluffs, IA 515037123289500Ownership: Non profit - OtherCertified beds: 112Avg. daily residents: 95County: Pottawattamie

The complete public record on Bethany Lutheran Home, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Council Bluffs, Iowa, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★☆☆☆☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. Iowa average: 3.1 stars.
Health inspection
★☆☆☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★★★☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★☆☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Bethany Lutheran Home holds a 1-star overall rating, in the bottom two tiers CMS assigns. Federal regulators have fined this facility $46,914 in the last three years. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

3.99 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
about the state average (3.82)
0.30 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (0.74)
3.70 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
30.4% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (44.2)
50.0% RN turnover
0 administrators left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

October 2, 2025 most recent standard health inspection
9 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
above the state average (6.6)
32 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$46,914 in federal fines across 3 penalties (last 3 years)
above the state average ($19,559)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

43 citations on record across recent inspections, 5 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
May 21, 20260602Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
October 2, 20250689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. ComplaintJ · Immediate jeopardy
October 2, 20250880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.F · Potential for more than minimal harm
October 2, 20250725Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. ComplaintE · Potential for more than minimal harm
October 2, 20250637Assess the resident when there is a significant change in conditionD · Potential for more than minimal harm
October 2, 20250644Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
October 2, 20250656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
October 2, 20250658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
October 2, 20250760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 30, 20250658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. ComplaintG · Actual harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.