Lutheran Home Apts
State licensed1413 2nd Ave, Vinton, IA 52349
Assisted Living
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About The Vinton Lutheran Home
The Vinton Lutheran Home offers skilled nursing and rehabilitation care grounded in compassion and clinical excellence. Our Vinton, Iowa team helps patients regain independence through personalized recovery programs, medical expertise, and genuine support during life's most vulnerable transitions.
Community at a glance
Capacity
61 residents
Location
Vinton, IA
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
1301 Second Avenue South, Vinton, Iowa 52349
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on April 30, 2026, state inspectors cited 2 health deficiencies (the Iowa average is 6.5).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 4 hours 7 minutes with each resident a day, above the Iowa average of 3 hours 49 minutes.
Medicare has not fined The Vinton Lutheran Home in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 4 hours 7 minutesAbove the Iowa average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 48 minutesAbove the Iowa average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 40%Below the Iowa average |
Inspections
12 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
January 6, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Feb 5, 2026
October 21, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Immediate danger to residents, a pattern (level K)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Oct 22, 2025
April 10, 2025 · Standard inspection · 3 citations+
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected May 10, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected May 10, 2025Implement 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.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected May 10, 2025
December 4, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations+
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Dec 23, 2024Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Jan 3, 2025
April 22, 2024 · Standard inspection · 5 citations+
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected May 22, 2024Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected May 22, 2024Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected May 22, 2024Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected May 22, 2024PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected May 22, 2024
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Legal business name
- Lutheran Home for the Aged Association-East
- Medicare-certified beds
- 61
- Average residents per day
- 48
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- November 5, 2005
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 165552
Location
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1301 Second Avenue SouthVinton, IA 52349
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Questions about The Vinton Lutheran Home
How did The Vinton Lutheran Home do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on April 30, 2026 and cited 2 health deficiencies, 2 of them from complaint investigations. The Iowa average is 6.5.
How much nursing care does each resident get at The Vinton Lutheran Home?+
Nurses and aides spend 4 hours 7 minutes with each resident per day, including 48 minutes from registered nurses. 40% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has The Vinton Lutheran Home been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against The Vinton Lutheran Home in the last three years.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.