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St Luke Lutheran Nursing Home

1301 SAINT LUKE DRIVE, SPENCER, IA, 51301
(712) 262-5931
79 licensed beds
★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall1/5 health inspections5/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
79
CMS facility ID
165484
Care type
Nursing home
County
Clay
Facility name
St Luke Lutheran Nursing Home
Street address
1301 SAINT LUKE DRIVE
City / state / ZIP
Spencer, IA 51301
Phone
(712) 262-5931

About this facility — St Luke Lutheran Nursing Home

St Luke Lutheran Nursing Home is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Spencer, Iowa. It is licensed for 79 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Iowa (57 beds).

It is one of 6 senior care facilities in Spencer and 389 skilled nursing facilities across Iowa. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited St Luke Lutheran Nursing Home 38 times across 9 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $90,076 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 - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Bcg Holdings Inc
Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Brighton Consulting Group Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Cattail Bcg Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Cattail Inc
Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Chindlund, Katie
Operational control — since 2018
Clausen, Jerry
Director — since 2015
Ecsi Inc
Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Gcs Tech Inc
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Halverson, Gary
Director — since 2017
Hoye, David
Director — since 2023
Hughes, Mary
Operational control — since 1992
Hunziker, Kenneth
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2010
Iowa Health Care Association
Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Jacobsen, Jenna
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Kading, Doug
Director — since 2023
Klein, Amanda
Operational control — since 2010
Koenecke, Mike
Director — since 2023
Kruse, Jane
Officer — since 2018
Mechler, Deborah
Officer — since 2015
Millennium Rehab & Consulting Inc
Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Mills, Nancy
Operational control — since 2023
Nelson, Ken
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Pingel, Dean
Director — since 2017
Schmidt, Sandi
Officer — since 2016
Stein, Dean
Operational control — since 2019
Thrifty Drug Stores Inc
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Winther Stave & Co Llp
Additional disclosable party — since 2012

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
2003-07-07
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
9 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$90,076 total
Last standard inspection
2025-09-04
Nurse staffing
3.7 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$328 per day (≈ $9,970/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
40% Medicaid · 11% Medicare · 49% private/other
Occupancy
70% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
4% below the IA median of $342/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
79
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

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2025-09-04Health inspectionComplaint-triggered9 citations
F-0550
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2025-09-17
F-0583
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Corrected 2025-09-17
F-0604
D · No harm found
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Corrected 2025-09-17
F-0609
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2025-09-17
F-0628
D · No harm found
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Corrected 2025-09-17
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2025-09-17
F-0689
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-09-17
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-09-17
F-0943
E · No harm found
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Corrected 2025-09-17
2024-08-22Health inspectionComplaint-triggered7 citations
F-0550
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2024-09-12
F-0578
E · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Corrected 2024-09-12
F-0657
D · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2024-09-12
F-0686
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2024-09-12
F-0689
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-09-05
F-0695
E · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-09-12
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-09-12
5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (22 citations)
2024-04-25Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations
F-0609
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2024-05-25
F-0610
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2024-05-25
F-0725
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Corrected 2024-05-25
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-05-25
2023-08-17Health inspection4 citations
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2023-09-17
F-0690
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2023-09-17
F-0725
D · No harm found
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Corrected 2023-09-17
F-0804
D · No harm foundFood safety
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Corrected 2023-09-17
2025-09-04Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0324
F · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2025-09-25
K-0761
F · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2025-09-25
K-0921
F · No harm found
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Corrected 2025-09-25
2024-08-22Fire-safety inspection5 citations
K-0161
D · No harm found
Use approved construction type or materials.
Corrected 2024-09-26
K-0363
F · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2024-09-26
K-0711
F · No harm found
Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
Corrected 2024-09-26
K-0914
D · No harm found
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
Corrected 2024-09-26
K-0920
F · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2024-09-26
2023-08-17Fire-safety inspection6 citations
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2023-09-23
K-0374
E · No harm found
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Corrected 2023-09-23
K-0761
F · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2023-09-23
K-0914
F · No harm found
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
Corrected 2023-09-23
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2023-09-23
K-0920
D · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2023-09-05

Federal penalties

2025-09-04Fine$81,679
2024-08-22Fine$8,397
2024-08-22Medicare payment denial — 21 days
Total fines$90,076
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 165484.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
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pacer.uscourts.gov
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