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The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine
⌖ Belle Plaine, MN · Scott County
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Medicare overall rating 4 of 5 stars
Certified beds60
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (church related)
About The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine
The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine is a 60-bed nonprofit nursing home in Belle Plaine, MN. Medicare rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (above average); the average in Minnesota is 3.2. At its last full inspection (Jul 2026), inspectors found 5 problems, fewer than the Minnesota average of 7.1. 1 citation in its recent inspections was for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger. Nurses and aides spend about 5 hr 18 min a day with each resident, more than the Minnesota average of 4 hr 12 min. About 32% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years. Its quality ratings are similar for short-term rehab (2 of 5) and long-term care (2 of 5).
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Key details
Facility nameThe Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine
LocationScott County, Minnesota
Phone(952) 873-2131
Address611 West Main Street, Belle Plaine, MN 56011 · Scott County
CMS provider number245590
Ownership typeNon-profit (church related)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceJanuary 1, 1992 (34 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
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Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
4 strengths and 2 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 1 care-quality measure is worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection5 (Jul 2026)Minnesota average: 7.1. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Nurse staffing per resident5 hr 18 min a dayMinnesota average: 4 hr 12 minStrength
- Nursing staff turnover32% a yearMinnesota average: 42%Strength
Things to ask about
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- Serious health citations1 for actual harmCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Dec 2025 (within the past year). All 1 were later corrected.Ask about this
- Registered nurse time per resident57 min a dayMinnesota average: 1 hr 04 minWorse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Minnesota average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Sent back to the hospital25.3%State average: 23.5%About average
- Needed an emergency room visit15.1%State average: 14.8%About average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs0.0%State average: 1.9%Better than average
Physical therapist time: about 0 minutes per resident a day. That is less than the state average of 4 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury1.6%State average: 4.0%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)1.4%State average: 5.2%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs22.0%State average: 17.1%Worse than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Minnesota average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Many residents here pay privately or through insurance. In Minnesota, Medicaid pays for 51% of resident days at a typical home.
- 41% Medicaid
- 6% Medicare
- 53% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average73%Minnesota typical: 84%
Cost of care per resident day$818Minnesota typical: $449
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending September 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 4 stars now, up from 3 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 11 times.
Overall rating4★
Health inspections3★
Staffing5★
Quality of care2★
Nurse hours per resident per day5.3
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4.4 |
| Jan 2020 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5.0 |
| Jan 2021 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4.8 |
| Jan 2022 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4.0 |
| Jan 2023 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4.2 |
| Jan 2024 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4.7 |
| Feb 2025 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5.3 |
| Feb 2026 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4.9 |
| Sep 2026 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5.3 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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