Good Shepherd Lutheran Community: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Good Shepherd Lutheran Community is a 84-bed for-profit nursing home in Blair, Nebraska. In the CMS September 2026 release it reported 2.58 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Nebraska average of 2.64, and 70.3% nursing staff turnover (Nebraska average 48.7%).
Good Shepherd Lutheran Community
2242 Wright StreetBlair, NE 68008
Washington County
CMS Care Compare, September 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Good Shepherd Lutheran Community, nurse aides logged 2.58 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Nebraska average. With about 66 residents a day, that works out to roughly 171 aide hours a day, or about 21 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Nebraska avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.58 | 2.64 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.40 | 0.67 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.51 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.50 | 3.98 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.13 | 3.48 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, September 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
70.3% of nursing staff at Good Shepherd Lutheran Community left over the year CMS measured, against a Nebraska average of 48.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 88.9%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 26, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 13 health deficiencies (Nebraska average 7.4). CMS lists 0 fines and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2026 | Payment Denial | 8 days from Jun 23, 2026 |
CMS Penalties file, September 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Good Shepherd Lutheran Community holds 1 of 5 overall; the Nebraska average is 2.8.
About Good Shepherd Lutheran Community
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Blair NF Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 1994
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Good Shepherd Lutheran Community
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Crowell Memorial Home Blair | 0.5 | 74 | 3.24 | 4.11 | 90.5% | 1 | None |
| Azria Health Longview Missouri Valley | 13.6 | 100 | 2.39 | 3.81 | 60.9% | 1 | None |
| Accura HealthCare of Tekamah Tekamah | 16.1 | 44 | 1.88 | 2.91 | 51.6% | 1 | None |
| Quality Living, Inc. Omaha | 17.5 | 133 | 7.24 | 8.63 | 41.8% | 3 | None |
| Life Care Center of Omaha Omaha | 17.9 | 128 | 2.42 | 4.20 | 50.9% | 1 | $31,079 |
| Florence Home Omaha | 18.0 | 126 | 3.21 | 4.41 | 42.4% | 4 | None |
| Nye Pointe Health & Rehab Ctr Fremont | 18.1 | 43 | 2.67 | 3.71 | 64.2% | 3 | None |
| Emerald Nursing & Rehab Legacy Pointe llc Omaha · SFF candidate | 18.3 | 108 | 2.37 | 3.45 | 53.3% | 1 | $80,686 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, September 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.