Nursing home
Blue Valley Lutheran Nursing Home
220 Park Avenue, Hebron, NE 68370 · Map
Non profit - Church related · 64 certified beds
Blue Valley Lutheran Nursing Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Hebron, Nebraska. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.99 hours per resident per day, below the Nebraska average of 4.17. Its most recent inspection on Jul 10, 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 Blue Valley Lutheran Nursing Home compares
This facility vs. the Nebraska and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Nebraska avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.99 | 4.17 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.67 | 0.71 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.31 | 2.76 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 39.3% | 49.3% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 0.0 | 6.7 | 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.
- No health deficiencies cited at the last standard inspection (July 2025)
- Every deficiency from the October 8, 2024 inspection was corrected by October 17, 2024
What inspectors found at Blue Valley Lutheran Nursing 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 · Oct 8, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2024 · 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 · Jun 27, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 25, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 25, 2023
Show all 10 deficiencies
- 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 · May 25, 2023 - Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 25, 2023 - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 25, 2023 - 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 · May 25, 2023 - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 25, 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
- 220 Park Avenue
Hebron, NE 68370 - CMS certification #
- 285259
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Certified beds
- 64
- Avg residents/day
- 29.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2004-07-01
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Works with hospice
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2003
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Blue Valley Lutheran Nursing 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.
- Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice care services are provided by a team of health care professionals who maximize comfort for a terminally ill person by reducing pain and addressing physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: companion suite.
Blue Valley LTC has 48 private and 8 companion rooms that offer around-the-clock staffing, including an RN and LPN on all shifts.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Nov 17, 2003 to Nov 16, 2005. Violations found: Fair Labor Standards Act (pay and hours). Employer as DOL recorded it: Blue Valley Lutheran Nursing Home (Blue Valley Lutheran Homes Society, Inc.). Case 1422981.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Thayer County Health Services, Hebron. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Parkview Haven Nursing Home, Deshler. 7.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Jefferson Community Health & Life Home Health, Fairbury. 22.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Globe Rexall Pharmacy. 21.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 68370 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 2 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 68370.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Unmc Physicians, Omaha. 104.1 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 high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively low, tornado very 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 | See above |
| 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 Blue Valley Lutheran Nursing Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives Blue Valley Lutheran Nursing Home an overall rating of 4 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 Blue Valley Lutheran Nursing Home staffed?
Blue Valley Lutheran Nursing Home reports 3.99 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Nebraska average of 4.17.
Has Blue Valley Lutheran Nursing Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does Blue Valley Lutheran Nursing Home have?
Blue Valley Lutheran Nursing Home is certified for 64 beds.