Overview
Lutheran Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Illinois average of 2.6. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Altamont. Its strongest area is staffing (5 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 56% of nursing homes in Illinois (the state average is 3.5 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on September 30, 2025, found 3 health deficiencies, fewer than the Illinois average of 12.5. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 3 fines totaling $36,553 in the past three years.
Lutheran Care Center is a nonprofit facility with 96 certified beds, caring for about 46 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1979.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 8%
Top 14%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- September 30, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 3
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 3 totaling $36,553
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 3
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.40 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.60 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.52 hrs
- Nurse aides2.28 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 96
- Average residents per day
- 46
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 9, 1979
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes