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Blue Valley Lutheran Nursing Home

220 Park Avenue, Hebron, NE, 68370

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 285259Nonprofit

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Federal Quality Data

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.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall3 / 5
Health inspections5 / 5
Staffing1 / 5
Quality measures1 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
Non profit - Church related
Certified beds
64 · avg 29 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
29.2%lower than most Nebraska nursing homesNebraska avg: 48.7% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
285259
Certified beds
64 beds · avg 29 residents/day
Ownership type
Non profit - Church related
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Blue Valley Lutheran Homes Society, Inc

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

Non-profitCorporation

Disclosed owners (2 on record)

  • Doug a Chos

    Corporate Officer · 100% · since 2021

  • Lori a Wittler

    W-2 Managing Employee · 50% · since 2008

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.

Federal inspection record

10 health citations on file1 from complaints

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 10)

  • D0684·Oct 8, 2024Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

  • D0880·Jun 27, 2024

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • D0684·Jun 27, 2024

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

  • E0880·May 25, 2023

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • E0812·May 25, 2023

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  • F0801·May 25, 2023

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.

  • D0677·May 25, 2023

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

  • E0655·May 25, 2023

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

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Fire-safety citations

27 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jul 10, 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.

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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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