Overview
Good Shepherd Lutheran Community has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Nebraska average of 2.9. It ranks 2nd of 2 nursing homes in Blair. It scores best on quality of care (2 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 70% of nursing homes in Nebraska (the state average is 4.1 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 26, 2026, found 13 health deficiencies, more than the Nebraska average of 7.6. 11 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 25% of Nebraska nursing homes have been fined.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Community is a for-profit facility with 84 certified beds, caring for about 63 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1994. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 26, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 13
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 11
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.63 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.56 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.44 hrs
- Nurse aides2.64 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 84
- Average residents per day
- 63
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 1, 1994
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes