Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
The Vinton Lutheran Home
1301 Second Avenue South, Vinton, IA · (319) 472-4751
- Certified beds
- 61
- Residents per day
- 46
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- November 5, 2005
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How this home got 2 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Iowa.
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Staffing
★★★★★+1 star
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★2 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Iowa homes
The Vinton Lutheran Home carries 115.75 inspection points. That is fewer than 12% of Iowa's 385 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Iowa: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–7 pts
- 4★ 7–21 pts
- 3★ 21–41 pts
- 2★ 41–86.5 pts
- 1★ over 86.5 pts
Bars show every rated home in Iowa by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
14 health citations on record since 2024. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (2)
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K
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Assessment and Care Planning4D
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Nutrition and Dietary2E
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Pharmacy Service2D
- D
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
- D
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Quality of Life and Care1E
- E
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1D
- D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Infection Control1D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Resident Rights1D
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Inspection history
2026-04-30
4 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)
2025-04-10
5 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (1 deficiency)
2024-04-22
5 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (2 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 4 h 36 min of nursing staff time a day, 47 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
4 h 36 min
Iowa average
3 h 52 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 32% of nursing staff and 0% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 1 administrator.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.7 pts worse | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.5 pts better | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine5.3 pts better | 99.5% | 94.2% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine4.2 pts better | 100.0% | 95.8% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.8 pts better | 2.1% | 3.9% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms3.6 pts better | 0.6% | 4.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight1.7 pts better | 2.7% | 4.4% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication2.3 pts worse | 23.3% | 21.0% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication8.3 pts better | 11.5% | 19.8% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.2 pts better | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened2.9 pts better | 12.3% | 15.2% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased5 pts worse | 21.6% | 16.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.9 pts worse | 2.3% | 1.4% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.8 pts worse | 3.2% | 2.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence2.5 pts better | 22.5% | 25.0% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers1 pts worse | 5.1% | 4.1% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine12.4 pts better | 96.4% | 84.0% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication2.1 pts better | 0.0% | 2.1% | 1.5% |
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Who owns and runs it
37 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bcg Holdings Inc | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 49 facilities |
| Brighton Consulting Group LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 73 facilities |
| Campbell, Charles | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Campbell, Charles | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Caspers, Lesa | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Cattail Bcg LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 50 facilities |
| Cattail Inc | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 50 facilities |
| Costello, Sean | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Devries, Kevin | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Ecsi Inc | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 49 facilities |
| Gloede, Diane | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Gloede, Diane | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Hesson, Ashley | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Iowa Health Care Association | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 50 facilities |
| Kloppenborg, Dan | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Lagrange Pharmacy Inc | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Licht, Brian | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Lindstrom, Jerry | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Loss, Gary | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Meeker, Brian | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Meeker, Brian | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Millennium Rehab & Consulting Inc | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 18 facilities |
| Newton, Daniel | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Ockenfels, Diamond | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Ostrander, Tommy | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Payne, Susan | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Pippert, Robin | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Reiser Jennings & Co Pc | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Robertson, Brea | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Rsm Us Llp | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 18 facilities |
| Wegener, James | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Woltemath, Douglas | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Woltemath, Douglas | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Wood, Dorothea | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Wood, Dorothea | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Wood, Douglas | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Wood, Douglas | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
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Fire safety
8 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke3E
- E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- E
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Emergency Preparedness2F
- F
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
- F
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Miscellaneous1F
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Construction1F
- F
Use approved construction type or materials.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems1E
- E
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
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