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Mid-Nebraska Lutheran Home

109 North 2nd Street, Newman Grove, NE 68758402447620345 certified beds · 33 residentsNon profit - Church relatedMedicare and Medicaid
Surveys on file
5
since 2023
Deficiencies
23
2192
Penalties · 3 yrs
$45,162
1 fine · 1 action
Last survey
2026-05-13
Complaint
CMS overall
1 / 5
stars as published by CMS
CMS overall 1/5
Health 3
Staffing 1
Quality 1
Star ratings as published by CMS · CMS’s caveats

Survey history

Source: CMS · Nebraska DHHS · data as of 2026-08-01
DateKindDeficienciesOfficial recordArchived PDF
2026-05-13Complaint010CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2025-11-17Standard080CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2025-04-24Complaint020CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2024-09-12Standard121CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2023-08-24Standard161CMS-2567 (Care Compare)

Counts by class: paperwork · standard · harm.

Deficiencies

CMS · Nebraska DHHS publishes each citation’s tag, official description and scope/severity letter. The surveyor’s written findings are in the Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567) for each survey, linked above.

2026-05-13Complaint survey · 1 deficiencyOfficial report
F610Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.Scope/severity DStandard
Abuse & neglect
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2026-06-18Record 285213-20260513-F610
2025-11-17Standard survey · 8 deficienciesOfficial report
F552Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.Scope/severity EStandard
Dignity & rights
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-12-30Record 285213-20251117-F552
F609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.Scope/severity DStandard
Abuse & neglect
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-12-30Record 285213-20251117-F609
F610Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.Scope/severity DStandard
Abuse & neglect
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-12-30Record 285213-20251117-F610
F684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planning
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-12-30Record 285213-20251117-F684
F756Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.Scope/severity DStandard
Medication
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-12-30Record 285213-20251117-F756
F880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Scope/severity DStandard
Infection control
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-12-30Record 285213-20251117-F880
F883Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.Scope/severity EStandard
Infection control
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-12-30Record 285213-20251117-F883
F887Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.Scope/severity DStandard
Infection control
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-12-30Record 285213-20251117-F887
2025-04-24Complaint survey · 2 deficienciesOfficial report
F580Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.Scope/severity DStandard
Dignity & rights
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-05-20Record 285213-20250424-F580
F684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planning
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-05-20Record 285213-20250424-F684
2024-09-12Standard survey · 4 deficienciesOfficial report
F689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.Scope/severity GHarm
Care planningFalls
Isolated; actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy.Corrected 2024-12-09Record 285213-20240912-F689
F757Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.Scope/severity DStandard
Medication
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-12-09Record 285213-20240912-F757
F761Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.Scope/severity DStandard
Medication
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-12-09Record 285213-20240912-F761
F851Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.Scope/severity CPaperwork
Records
Widespread; potential for minimal harm.Corrected 2024-12-09Record 285213-20240912-F851
2023-08-24Standard survey · 8 deficienciesOfficial report
F580Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.Scope/severity GHarm
Dignity & rights
Isolated; actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy.Corrected 2023-10-06Record 285213-20230824-F580
F645PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual DisabilitiesScope/severity DStandard
Care planningRecords
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-10-06Record 285213-20230824-F645
F689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planningFalls
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-10-06Record 285213-20230824-F689
F726Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.Scope/severity EStandard
Staffing
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-10-06Record 285213-20230824-F726
F758Implement 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.Scope/severity DStandard
Medication
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-10-06Record 285213-20230824-F758
F880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Scope/severity DStandard
Infection control
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-10-06Record 285213-20230824-F880
F882Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.Scope/severity FStandard
Infection control
Widespread; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-10-06Record 285213-20230824-F882
F606Not hire anyone with a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft.Scope/severity CPaperwork
Abuse & neglect
Widespread; potential for minimal harm.Corrected 2023-10-06Record 285213-20230824-F606

Penalties & enforcement

DateActionAmountSource
2024-09-12Civil money penalty$45,162CMS · Penalties
2024-09-12Denial of payment for new admissions
Payment denial for 62 days, from 2024-10-08
CMS · Penalties
2023-08-24Denial of payment for new admissions
Payment denial for 14 days, from 2023-09-22
CMS · Penalties

Staffing

CMS Payroll-Based Journal · PBJ, as published Aug 2026 · explainer
RN hours per resident day0.26
Facility
Nebraska
National
Nebraska 0.67 · National 0.69
Total nurse hours per resident day4.60
Facility
Nebraska
National
Nebraska 3.98 · National 3.86
Weekend total nurse hours4.22
Facility
Nebraska
National
Nebraska 3.49 · National 3.42
Total nursing staff turnover42%
Facility
Nebraska
National
Nebraska 49% · National 46%
Registered nurse turnover60%
Facility
Nebraska
National
Nebraska 44% · National 43%

Quality measures

CMS MDS quality measures · 2025Q2-2026Q1 · definitions
MeasureFacilityNebraskaNational
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
lower is better
5.5%4.0%4.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
lower is better
0.8%4.5%3.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
lower is better
36.2%20.7%15.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
lower is better
5.9%2.8%1.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained
lower is better
0.0%0.3%0.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
lower is better
18.3%19.0%13.9%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
lower is better
5.4%5.1%5.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication
lower is better
27.4%19.3%19.5%

Figures verbatim from CMS, with the state and national figures from the same release. The direction that counts as better is CMS’s own and is stated on every row.

Ownership

As reported to CMS (Provider Enrollment)
EntityRoleInterestSinceRegistry
Mid Nebraska Lutheran Home Assn
Organization
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%
Mid Nebraska Lutheran Home Assn
Organization
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Caubarrus, Angela
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Lapka, David
Individual
CORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
Lueken, Lindsi
Individual
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEENOT APPLICABLE

Ownership as reported to CMS/state. CMS ownership data has known gaps; merges between entities are published only after human review.

Cost context

County figures from public surveys. Not this facility’s price. Nursing-home rates are not published by CMS or Nebraska.

No county cost figures on file for Madison.

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Sources & provenance

SectionAgency · datasetRetrieved
Facility, ratingsCMS Provider Data · Nursing Home Provider Information2026-08-01
SurveysCMS · Survey Summary2026-08-01
DeficienciesCMS · Health Deficiencies (CMS-2567 findings via Care Compare)2026-08-01
PenaltiesCMS · Penalties2026-08-01
StaffingCMS · Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ, as published Aug 2026)2026-08-01
Quality measuresCMS · MDS Quality Measures2026-08-01
OwnershipCMS · Ownership2026-08-01