Lutheran Retirement Home
Nursing home in Northwood, Iowa, CMS certification number 165485
701 9th Street North, Northwood, IA 50459 · Worth County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 42
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- February 26, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 6
- Fines in 3 years
- $24,922 (1)
Does Lutheran Retirement Home take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Lutheran Retirement Home is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Lutheran Retirement Home reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 4.66
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.92
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.48
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.26
- Weekend total hours
- 3.88
- Nursing staff turnover
- 35%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 25%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on February 26, 2026 and cited 6 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on January 30, 2025, found 4.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Lutheran Retirement Home. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Lutheran Retirement Home 1 time in the past 3 years, for $24,922 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 34.5 residents live here, about 82% of its 42 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 42
- Average residents per day
- 34.5
- Certified since
- May 1, 2003
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Lutheran Retirement Home
- Legal business name
- Lutheran Retirement Home Inc.
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Church related
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Who inspects nursing homes in Iowa
Iowa's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Iowa, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Lutheran Retirement Home, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Lutheran Retirement Home
What is the CMS star rating of Lutheran Retirement Home?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Lutheran Retirement Home accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Lutheran Retirement Home?
6 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Lutheran Retirement Home?
Lutheran Retirement Home Inc., non profit - church related.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.