• CMS rates this facility 1/5 stars (below average)
• Has 112 certified beds with an average of 87.9 residents per day (78% occupancy)
• Last health inspection found 14 deficiencies (inspected Oct 2, 2025)
• Has been fined a total of $55,846 across 3 fine(s)
• Total nursing staff: 4.04 hours per resident per day
• Staff turnover rate: 42.5%
Bethany Lutheran Home is a 1-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in Council Bluffs, Iowa with 112 certified beds. It has been operating since 2003. The facility scored below average compared to Iowa facilities.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
+ 18 more deficiencies
Staffing hours per resident per day. The black line shows the national average.
Quality measures as percentages of residents. Lower is better for all measures.
| Name | Role | Type | Ownership % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BISHOP, ANDREW | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Jul 1, 2024 |
| BREWER, JULIA | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Jun 18, 2025 |
| GUSTAFSON, CHANDRA | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Dec 29, 2023 |
| PFITZER, GENEVIEVE | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Jun 21, 2025 |
| BURRIS, JULIA | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Jan 1, 2023 |
| CARLON, DIANE | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Jan 1, 2024 |
| GOODELL, ALICE | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Jan 1, 2024 |
| STEENSLAND, GREG | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Jan 12, 2025 |
| SWALWELL, JOHN | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Jan 1, 2024 |
| WORTHINGTON, SHARON | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Sep 1, 2021 |
| CARLON, DIANE | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Jan 12, 2025 |
| GUILL, SHERYL | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Jan 12, 2025 |
| MORENO, JULIE | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Jan 1, 2022 |
| SWALWELL, JOHN | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Jan 12, 2025 |