Overview
The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Minnesota average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Belle Plaine. It scores best on health inspections (3 of 5) and lowest on staffing (1 of 5).
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 7, 2026, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the Minnesota average of 7.0. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 42% of Minnesota nursing homes have been fined.
The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine is a nonprofit facility with 60 certified beds, caring for about 54 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1992.
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
- July 7, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Certified beds
- 60
- Average residents per day
- 54
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1992
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes