Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Good Shepherd Lutheran Home
800 Home Street, Box 747, Rushford, MN 55971 · Map
Non profit - Other · 65 certified beds
Good Shepherd Lutheran Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Rushford, Minnesota. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.23 hours per resident per day, above the Minnesota average of 4.23. Its most recent inspection on Mar 12, 2025 cited 0 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Good Shepherd Lutheran Home compares
This facility vs. the Minnesota and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Minnesota avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.23 | 4.23 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.57 | 1.06 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.75 | 2.55 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 50.8% | 42.4% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 0.0 | 8.0 | 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 Good Shepherd 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
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 12, 2022 - Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 12, 2022
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
- 800 Home Street, Box 747
Rushford, MN 55971 - CMS certification #
- 245393
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Certified beds
- 65
- Avg residents/day
- 49.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1986-12-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Emergency In FEMA's high-risk flood area (Zone A)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Winona Health Services, Winona. 17.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Valley View Healthcare & Rehab, Houston. 10.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Good Samaritan Society - Home Care, Preston. 22.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Sterling Pharmacy. 0.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 55971 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 7 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 55971.
Winona Area Hospice Services, office in Winona, 18.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc, La Crosse. 25.5 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
- Zone A: 1% annual chance flood area (high risk); no base flood elevation set. This is inside FEMA's Special Flood Hazard Area, where flood insurance is required for federally backed mortgages. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: inland flooding very high, 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Good Shepherd Lutheran Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives Good Shepherd Lutheran Home an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Good Shepherd Lutheran Home staffed?
Good Shepherd Lutheran Home reports 4.23 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Minnesota average of 4.23.
Has Good Shepherd Lutheran Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does Good Shepherd Lutheran Home have?
Good Shepherd Lutheran Home is certified for 65 beds.