Nursing home
Strawberry Point Lutheran Home
313 Elkader Street, Strawberry Point, IA 52076 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 16 certified beds
Strawberry Point Lutheran Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Strawberry Point, Iowa. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.98 hours per resident per day, above the Iowa average of 3.83. Its most recent inspection on Apr 24, 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 Strawberry Point 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) | 4.98 | 3.83 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.26 | 0.73 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.96 | 2.53 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 71.4% | 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.
What inspectors found at Strawberry Point 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 that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 9 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 22, 2023 - Minimal
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Mar 22, 2023
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
- 313 Elkader Street
Strawberry Point, IA 52076 - CMS certification #
- 165135
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 16
- Avg residents/day
- 15.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1986-04-18
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Strawberry Point 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.
Nurse and Certified Nurse’s Aides are on 24-hour duty.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mercyone Elkader Medical Center, Elkader. 13.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Edgewood Convalescent Home, Edgewood. 7.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Regional Medical Center Home Care, Manchester. 14.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Bremen Drug. 14.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 52076 as rural (rural area).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Tri- State Dialysis - Manchester, Manchester, 14.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 2 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 52076.
St Croix Hospice, office in Strawberry Point, 0.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Gundersen Clinic Ltd, Viroqua. 68.0 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, 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 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively 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 Strawberry Point Lutheran Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives Strawberry Point Lutheran Home an overall rating of 4 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 Strawberry Point Lutheran Home staffed?
Strawberry Point Lutheran Home reports 4.98 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Iowa average of 3.83.
Has Strawberry Point Lutheran Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Strawberry Point Lutheran Home have?
Strawberry Point Lutheran Home is certified for 16 beds.