Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Faith Lutheran Home
914 Davidson Drive, Osage, IA 50461 · Map
Non profit - Church related · 50 certified beds
Faith Lutheran Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Osage, Iowa. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.16 hours per resident per day, above the Iowa average of 3.83. Its most recent inspection on Jul 16, 2025 cited 2 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Faith Lutheran Home compares
This facility vs. the Iowa and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Iowa avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.16 | 3.83 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.70 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.73 | 2.53 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 44.0% | 43.9% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 6.2 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the July 16, 2025 inspection was corrected by August 14, 2025
What inspectors found at Faith Lutheran Home
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jul 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jul 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 914 Davidson Drive
Osage, IA 50461 - CMS certification #
- 165433
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Certified beds
- 50
- Avg residents/day
- 37.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2002-06-01
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Faith Lutheran Home using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2020, 4 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Faith Lutheran Home says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Faith Lutheran Home is a 50 bed skilled nursing facility that provides 24 hour professional nursing care by qualified nurses, certified nursing assistants and medication aides.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: one-bedroom, two-bedroom.
Evergreen has several types of apartments: 1 bedroom; 1 bedroom with a den; 2 bedroom.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Dec 3, 2020: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jun 22, 2021. 4 violations cited (2 serious, 2 other). Penalties: $9,372 proposed, $7,000 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Faith Lutheran Home.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(a)(2)). Penalty $8,096 proposed, $6,000 now. To be fixed by May 10, 2021.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(c)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by May 10, 2021.
- Other than serious: Personal protective equipment (general) (1910.132(d)(2)). Penalty $638 proposed, $500 now. To be fixed by May 10, 2021.
- Other than serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(c)(2)(i)). Penalty $638 proposed, $500 now. To be fixed by May 10, 2021.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Floyd County Medical Center, Charles City. 16.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Osage Rehab and Health Care Center, Osage. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Mitchell County Home Health Care/ Public Health, Osage. 0.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Main Street Drug. 15.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 50461 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 50461.
St Croix Hospice, office in Charles City, 16.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Mercyone North Iowa Hospice, office in Mason City, 21.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Mayo Clinic Health System-Southeast Minnesota Region, Austin. 28.8 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Faith Lutheran Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives Faith Lutheran Home an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Faith Lutheran Home staffed?
Faith Lutheran Home reports 4.16 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Iowa average of 3.83.
Has Faith Lutheran Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Faith Lutheran Home have?
Faith Lutheran Home is certified for 50 beds.