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The Vinton Lutheran Home

1301 SECOND AVENUE SOUTH, VINTON, IA, 52349
(319) 472-4751
61 licensed beds
★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall1/5 health inspections5/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

1301 Second Avenue South
Vinton, IA 52349
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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
61
CMS facility ID
165552
Care type
Nursing home
County
Benton
Facility name
The Vinton Lutheran Home
Street address
1301 SECOND AVENUE SOUTH
City / state / ZIP
Vinton, IA 52349
Phone
(319) 472-4751

About this facility — The Vinton Lutheran Home

The Vinton Lutheran Home is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Vinton, Iowa. It is licensed for 61 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Iowa (57 beds).

It is one of 5 senior care facilities in Vinton 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 The Vinton Lutheran Home 21 times across 11 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. 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
Campbell, Charles
Director · Officer — since 2016
Caspers, Lesa
Director — since 2025
Cattail Bcg Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Cattail Inc
Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Costello, Sean
Operational control — since 2024
Devries, Kevin
Director — since 2023
Ecsi Inc
Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Gloede, Diane
Officer · Operational control — since 1978
Hesson, Ashley
Director — since 2023
Iowa Health Care Association
Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Kloppenborg, Dan
Director — since 2022
Lagrange Pharmacy Inc
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Licht, Brian
Director — since 2022
Lindstrom, Jerry
Officer — since 2008
Loss, Gary
Director — since 2024
Meeker, Brian
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1992
Millennium Rehab & Consulting Inc
Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Newton, Daniel
Director — since 2022
Ockenfels, Diamond
Operational control — since 2024
Ostrander, Tommy
Operational control — since 2022
Payne, Susan
Director — since 2021
Pippert, Robin
Operational control — since 2012
Reiser Jennings & Co Pc
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Robertson, Brea
Operational control — since 1996
Rsm Us Llp
Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Wegener, James
Director — since 2021
Woltemath, Douglas
Director · Officer — since 2013
Wood, Dorothea
Director · Officer — since 2021
Wood, Douglas
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
2005-11-05
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
2 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-04-30
Nurse staffing
4.1 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges
$339 per day (≈ $10,310/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
28% Medicaid · 3% Medicare · 69% private/other
Occupancy
79% (fiscal year 2024)
Vs. state median
1% below the IA median of $342/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
61
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.
2026-01-06Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0657
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2026-02-05
2025-10-21Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
K · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-10-22
7 earlier / fire-safety inspections (19 citations)
2025-04-10Health inspection3 citations
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 2025-05-10
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2025-05-10
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-05-10
2024-12-04Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0658
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2025-01-03
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 2024-12-23
2024-04-22Health inspection5 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 2024-05-22
F-0645
D · No harm found
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Corrected 2024-05-22
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 2024-05-22
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 2024-05-22
F-0812
D · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-05-22
2023-09-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggeredInfection control1 citation
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 2023-10-13
2026-04-30Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2026-05-01
K-0712
F · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2026-05-01
2025-04-10Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0161
F · No harm found
Use approved construction type or materials.
Corrected 2025-04-18
K-0321
E · No harm found
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2025-04-18
K-0920
E · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2025-04-18
2024-04-22Fire-safety inspection3 citations
E-0015
F · No harm found
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
Corrected 2024-05-25
E-0039
F · No harm found
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Corrected 2024-05-01
K-0321
E · No harm found
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2024-05-25
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 165552.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Prior operators & transfers
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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
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
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Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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