Lutheran Care Center
702 West Cumberland, Altamont, IL, 62411
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 96 · avg 43 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 29.2% — lower than most Illinois nursing homesIllinois avg: 45.0% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 12.5% — lower than most Illinois nursing homesIllinois avg: 42.3% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Illinois averageIllinois avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 2 fines · $19,208 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 145380
- Certified beds
- 96 beds · avg 43 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Lutheran Care Center
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (63 on record)
- Beverly a Soltwedel
Corporate Director · since 2026
- Charles Biggs
Corporate Director · since 2026
- Cheryl Hoffmeister
Corporate Director · since 2026
- David Traub
Corporate Director · since 2026
- Jack Hastings
Corporate Director · since 2026
- Mike Kirchhoff
Corporate Director · since 2026
+ 57 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 11)
- J0689·Sep 30, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- B0912·Sep 30, 2025
Environmental Deficiencies
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
- D0880·Sep 30, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- G0689·Mar 28, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0609·Nov 15, 2024Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D0600·Nov 15, 2024Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- E0880·Jul 26, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- G0689·Jul 26, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $11K
- 20241 fine · $8,018
Most recent events
- Mar 28, 2025Fine · $11K
- Jul 26, 2024Fine · $8,018
Largest single fine on record: $11K.
Fire-safety citations
15 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Sep 30, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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