Nursing home
The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine
611 West Main Street, Belle Plaine, MN 56011 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 60 certified beds
The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Belle Plaine, Minnesota. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.87 hours per resident per day, above the Minnesota average of 4.23. Its most recent inspection on Apr 30, 2025 cited 8 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $8,827In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine 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) | 4.87 | 4.23 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.85 | 1.06 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.26 | 2.55 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 37.3% | 42.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 8.0 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $8,827, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual 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 · Dec 30, 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 · Nov 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jul 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 6, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Administration Deficiencies · Aug 6, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Aug 6, 2024 · 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
- 611 West Main Street
Belle Plaine, MN 56011 - CMS certification #
- 245590
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 60
- Avg residents/day
- 55.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1992-01-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Programs HUD Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly
- Website says Transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
Paying with Medicaid and other programs
Federal and state programs
- HUD Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly. HUD programs: Section 202 Project Rental Assistance Contract (PRAC); Section 202 financing. 24 of 24 units have HUD rental assistance. HUD client group: Elderly. Last HUD physical inspection (REAC): score 100 on 2024-09-09. (HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted, as of Jul 6, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mayo Clinic Health System New Prague, New Prague. 11.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Mala Strana Care & Rehabilitation Center, New Prague. 11.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Ridgeview Home Care Services, Waconia. 15.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Coborn's. 1.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 56011 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Kidney Care Chaska, Chaska, 14.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 56011.
Ridgeview Hospice, office in Waconia, 15.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Park Nicollet Clinic, Bloomington. 25.0 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: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very 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 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 | See above |
| 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 The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine staffed?
The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine reports 4.87 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Minnesota average of 4.23.
Has The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine have?
The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine is certified for 60 beds.