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Mid-nebraska Lutheran Home

109 NORTH 2ND STREET, NEWMAN GROVE, NE, 68758

(402) 447-6203

45 licensed beds

★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections1/5 staffing1/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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109 North 2nd Street

Newman Grove, NE 68758

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

285213

Care type

Nursing home

County

Madison

Facility name

Mid-nebraska Lutheran Home

Street address

109 NORTH 2ND STREET

City / state / ZIP

Newman Grove, NE 68758

Phone

(402) 447-6203

About this facility — Mid-nebraska Lutheran Home

Mid-nebraska Lutheran Home is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Newman Grove, Nebraska. It is licensed for 45 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Nebraska (64 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Newman Grove and 180 skilled nursing facilities across Nebraska. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Mid-nebraska Lutheran Home 33 times across 11 inspections in the last three years, and CMS has imposed $45,162 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type

Non profit - Church related

Registered owners & officers

Mid Nebraska Lutheran Home Assn

Direct owner · Operational control — 100% stake — since 1966

Caubarrus, Angela

Director — since 2019

Lapka, David

Officer — since 2007

Lueken, Lindsi

Managing employee — since 2013

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1997-05-05

CMS overall rating

1 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

9 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$45,162 total

Last standard inspection

2025-11-17

Nurse staffing

4.6 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges

$280 per day (≈ $8,510/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

55% Medicaid · 4% Medicare · 42% private/other

Occupancy

70% (fiscal year 2024)

Vs. state median

17% below the NE median of $338/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.

2026-05-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0610

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2026-06-18

2025-11-17Health inspectionComplaint-triggered8 citations

F-0552

E · No harm found

Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

Corrected 2025-12-30

F-0609

D · No harm found

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2025-12-30

F-0610

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2025-12-30

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-12-30

F-0756

D · No harm found

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Corrected 2025-12-30

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-12-30

F-0883

E · No harm found

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

Corrected 2025-12-30

F-0887

D · No harm found

Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.

Corrected 2025-12-30

6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (24 citations)

2025-04-24Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0580

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2025-05-20

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-05-20

2024-09-12Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations

F-0689

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-12-09

F-0757

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Corrected 2024-12-09

F-0761

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2024-12-09

F-0851

C · No harm found

Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.

Corrected 2024-12-09

2023-08-24Health inspectionComplaint-triggered8 citations

F-0580

G · Actual harm

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2023-10-06

F-0606

C · No harm found

Not hire anyone with a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft.

Corrected 2023-10-06

F-0645

D · No harm found

PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

Corrected 2023-10-06

F-0689

D · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2023-10-06

F-0726

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

Corrected 2023-10-06

F-0758

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2023-10-06

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2023-10-06

F-0882

F · No harm found

Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.

Corrected 2023-10-06

2025-11-17Fire-safety inspection5 citations

K-0324

E · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2026-01-14

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2026-01-14

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2026-01-14

K-0761

F · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2026-01-14

K-0920

E · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2026-01-14

2024-09-12Fire-safety inspection3 citations

K-0355

E · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2024-09-16

K-0372

F · No harm found

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2024-10-03

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2024-09-16

2023-08-24Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-09-11

K-0712

E · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2023-09-11

Federal penalties

2024-09-12Fine$45,162

2024-09-12Medicare payment denial — 62 days

2023-08-24Medicare payment denial — 14 days

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 285213.

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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