The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine
Nursing home in Belle Plaine, Minnesota, CMS certification number 245590
611 West Main Street, Belle Plaine, MN 56011 · Scott County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 60
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- July 7, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 5
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on July 7, 2026 and cited 5 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 30, 2025, found 6.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 53.5 residents live here, about 89% of its 60 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 60
- Average residents per day
- 53.5
- Certified since
- January 1, 1992
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine
- Legal business name
- Lutheran Home Belle Plaine LLC
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Church related
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Who inspects nursing homes in Minnesota
Minnesota'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 Minnesota, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine, 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 The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine
What is the CMS star rating of The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine?
5 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine?
Lutheran Home Belle Plaine LLC, non profit - church related.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.