St Luke Lutheran Nursing Home — Nursing Home in SPENCER, IA
CMS Five-Star Rating
Based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures
Facility Overview
| Certified Beds | 79 |
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| Average Residents/Day | 67.7 |
| CMS Certification Number | 165484 |
Staffing Levels
Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD)
| Total Nurse Staffing | 4.24 HPRD |
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| RN Staffing | 0.82 HPRD |
Health Inspection Findings & Deficiencies
St Luke Lutheran Nursing Home had 9 health inspection deficiencies on its most recent inspection (September 4, 2025), including 1 classified as severe.
Inspection Findings — September 4, 2025
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Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. (Level D)Corrected — September 17, 2025
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Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. (Level D)Corrected — September 17, 2025
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Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (Level D)Corrected — September 17, 2025
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Level D)Corrected — September 17, 2025
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Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Level E)Corrected — September 17, 2025
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Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. (Level D)Corrected — September 17, 2025
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (Level D)Corrected — September 17, 2025
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Level J)Corrected — September 17, 2025
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Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation. (Level E)Corrected — September 17, 2025
St Luke Lutheran Nursing Home is a 79-bed nursing home in Spencer, Iowa. It holds a 2-star CMS overall rating. Total nurse staffing is 4.2 hours per resident day, above the Iowa average of 3.8. Its most recent inspection, in September 2025, cited 9 deficiencies, one of them severe.
Staffing appears stronger than the state average, which can help with day-to-day care. However, the facility had multiple recent inspection citations, including problems with infection prevention and restraint/privacy practices, so a key question is how management has corrected those specific issues and prevented them from recurring.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is St Luke Lutheran Nursing Home Medicare and Medicaid certified?
St Luke Lutheran Nursing Home is Medicare certified and Medicaid certified according to CMS data.
What is St Luke Lutheran Nursing Home's CMS star rating?
St Luke Lutheran Nursing Home has an overall CMS rating of 2 out of 5 stars.
How is staffing at St Luke Lutheran Nursing Home?
St Luke Lutheran Nursing Home reports 4.23541 total nurse hours per resident day.
Has St Luke Lutheran Nursing Home had health inspection deficiencies?
On its most recent inspection, St Luke Lutheran Nursing Home had 9 total deficiencies, including 1 classified as severe.
How many beds does St Luke Lutheran Nursing Home have?
St Luke Lutheran Nursing Home has 79 certified beds.
Nearby Nursing Homes
- Spencer Post Acute Rehabilitation Center — 1/5 — 2.2 mi
Data Source
This information is sourced from official CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) public datasets.
CMS Provider Information updated May 1, 2026.
CMS Survey Summary updated May 1, 2026.
CMS Health Deficiencies updated May 1, 2026.
CareQED last updated June 22, 2026.