• CMS rates this facility 2/5 stars (below average)
• Has 79 certified beds with an average of 69.8 residents per day (88% occupancy)
• Last health inspection found 9 deficiencies (inspected Sep 4, 2025)
• Has been fined a total of $90,076 across 2 fine(s)
• Total nursing staff: 4.01 hours per resident per day
• Staff turnover rate: 47.7%
St Luke Lutheran Nursing Home is a 2-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in Spencer, Iowa with 79 certified beds. It has been operating since 2003. The facility scored below average compared to Iowa facilities.
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHINDLUND, KATIE | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Oct 22, 2018 |
| HUGHES, MARY | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Apr 28, 1992 |
| HUNZIKER, KENNETH | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Jan 19, 2010 |
| KLEIN, AMANDA | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Oct 20, 2010 |
| MILLS, NANCY | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Jul 28, 2023 |
| NELSON, KEN | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Aug 16, 2021 |
| STEIN, DEAN | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Aug 8, 2019 |
| CLAUSEN, JERRY | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Mar 1, 2015 |
| HALVERSON, GARY | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Mar 1, 2017 |
| HOYE, DAVID | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Apr 4, 2023 |
| KADING, DOUG | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Apr 4, 2023 |
| KOENECKE, MIKE | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Apr 4, 2023 |
| KRUSE, JANE | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Apr 4, 2023 |
| MECHLER, DEBORAH | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Mar 1, 2015 |
| MILLS, NANCY | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Jul 28, 2003 |
| NELSON, KEN | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Aug 16, 2021 |
| PINGEL, DEAN | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Mar 1, 2017 |
| SCHMIDT, SANDI | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Apr 4, 2023 |
| KRUSE, JANE | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Mar 1, 2018 |
| MECHLER, DEBORAH | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Mar 1, 2015 |
| SCHMIDT, SANDI | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Mar 1, 2016 |