Nursing home
Lutheran Center at Poughkeepsie
965 Dutchess Turnpike, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 · Map
For profit - Individual · 160 certified beds
Lutheran Center at Poughkeepsie is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Poughkeepsie, New York. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.51 hours per resident per day, below the New York average of 3.65. Its most recent inspection on Feb 6, 2024 cited 9 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Lutheran Center at Poughkeepsie compares
This facility vs. the New York and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | New York avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.51 | 3.65 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.35 | 0.70 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.93 | 2.18 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 35.1% | 40.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 9.0 | 7.6 | 9.5 | above 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 Lutheran Center at Poughkeepsie
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Administration Deficiencies · Dec 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 26, 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 · Jan 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jan 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2024 · 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 · Feb 6, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Feb 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
- 965 Dutchess Turnpike
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 - CMS certification #
- 335810
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 160
- Avg residents/day
- 150.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1998-09-02
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Lutheran Center at Poughkeepsie using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says A memory care unit, respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, secured outdoor area
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2017
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Lutheran Center at Poughkeepsie says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Has a separate memory care unit, wing or neighborhood.
We offer a Memory Care Unit that provides residents with a safe and secure environment – and provides families with peace of mind.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care for Family Caregivers
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
24-hour skilled nursing care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Has a secured outdoor area.
With an enclosed outdoor courtyard, on unit dining and comfortable living areas.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
semi-private room
(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 Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2018. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $9,587 owed to 81 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Lutheran Care Center at Concord Village (Lutheran Care at Poughkeepsie, Inc). Case 1850699.
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
- Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. 3.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Pines at Poughkeepsie CTR for Nursing & Rehab, Poughkeepsie. 3.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Health Quest Home Care, Inc (Certified) Chha, Poughkeepsie. 4.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Pharmacy. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 12603 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Liberty Dialysis - Hyde Park, Poughkeepsie, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Usrc Dutchess Dialysis, Poughkeepsie, 4.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc Fishkill Dialysis Center, Fishkill, 12.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 2 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 12603.
Hudson Valley Hospice, office in Poughkeepsie, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of Orange & Sullivan Counties Inc, office in Newburgh, 17.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Nuvance Health Medical Practice PC, Poughkeepsie. 3.8 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: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively 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 |
| New York State Department of Health kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | No kitchen matched |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| 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 Lutheran Center at Poughkeepsie a good nursing home?
CMS gives Lutheran Center at Poughkeepsie an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Lutheran Center at Poughkeepsie staffed?
Lutheran Center at Poughkeepsie reports 3.51 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New York average of 3.65.
Has Lutheran Center at Poughkeepsie had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 9 deficiencies.
How many beds does Lutheran Center at Poughkeepsie have?
Lutheran Center at Poughkeepsie is certified for 160 beds.