Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
Lutheran Care Center
702 West Cumberland · Altamont, IL 62411 · 96 certified beds
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About Lutheran Care Center
Lutheran Care Center is a nursing home in Altamont, Illinois. Its capacity is 96 beds, below the Illinois median of 111 for nursing homes. It is run by a nonprofit operator and is part of St. John Lutheran Church. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 11 citations, the most recent on September 30, 2025. CMS also lists 3 fines or payment denials against it. Nurse staffing averages 3.40 hours per resident per day. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.
Public record
CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026
Certification
Medicare-certified.
Ratings
Overall
5.0Staffing
5.0Quality measures
3.0CMS Care Compare, October 2026.
Inspection history (11)
Records from June 2023 to September 2025.
September 30, 2025
Tag F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity J: isolated, immediate jeopardy. Corrected September 15, 2025.
September 30, 2025
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 31, 2025.
September 30, 2025
Tag F0912Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Severity B: pattern, no actual harm, potential for minimal harm. Corrected October 10, 2025.
March 28, 2025
Tag F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity G: isolated, actual harm. Corrected March 17, 2025.
November 15, 2024
Tag F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 13, 2024.
November 15, 2024
Tag F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 13, 2024.
July 26, 2024
Tag F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity G: isolated, actual harm. Corrected August 29, 2024.
July 26, 2024
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected August 29, 2024.
June 9, 2023
Tag F0912Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Severity B: pattern, no actual harm, potential for minimal harm. Corrected July 14, 2023.
June 9, 2023
Tag F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected July 14, 2023.
June 9, 2023
Tag F0759Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected July 14, 2023.
Penalties (3)
Total fines: $19,208
September 30, 2025 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $17,345 against this nursing home on September 30, 2025.
March 28, 2025 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $11,190 against this nursing home on March 28, 2025.
July 26, 2024 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $8,018 against this nursing home on July 26, 2024.
Staffing
3.40 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, down from 3.57 in Q4 2025.
From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.
Ownership
Non profit
- Parent company: St. John Lutheran Church
Typical cost
CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025
This provider's prices aren't public. Here is what the same care typically costs in Illinois.
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