Mid-Nebraska Lutheran Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Mid-Nebraska Lutheran Home is a 45-bed nonprofit nursing home in Newman Grove, Nebraska. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.18 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 20% above the Nebraska average of 2.64, and 42.2% nursing staff turnover (Nebraska average 48.7%).
Mid-Nebraska Lutheran Home
109 North 2nd StreetNewman Grove, NE 68758
Madison County
CMS Care Compare, August 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 Mid-Nebraska Lutheran Home, nurse aides logged 3.18 hours per resident per day, 20% above the Nebraska average. With about 33 residents a day, that works out to roughly 104 aide hours a day, or about 13 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
CMS note: The facility reported a high number of days without a registered nurse on site.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Nebraska avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.18 | 2.64 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.17 | 0.67 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.26 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.60 | 3.98 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.22 | 3.49 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
42.2% of nursing staff at Mid-Nebraska Lutheran Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Nebraska average of 48.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 60.0%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 17, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (Nebraska average 7.2). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $45,162 and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2024 | Fine | $45,162 |
| Sep 12, 2024 | Payment Denial | 62 days from Oct 8, 2024 |
| Aug 24, 2023 | Payment Denial | 14 days from Sep 22, 2023 |
CMS Penalties file, August 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. Mid-Nebraska Lutheran Home holds 1 of 5 overall; the Nebraska average is 2.8.
About Mid-Nebraska Lutheran Home
- Ownership: Non profit - Church related
- Legal name: Mid Nebraska Lutheran Home Assn
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 5, 1997
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Mid-Nebraska Lutheran Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Good Samaritan Society - Albion Albion | 12.4 | 60 | 2.36 | 3.50 | 40.4% | 5 | None |
| Cloverlodge Care Center St Edward | 12.7 | 47 | 2.03 | 3.29 | 23.3% | 4 | None |
| Arbor Care Centers-Countryside LLC Madison · staffing data not validated | 18.0 | 70 | — | — | 64.1% | 2 | $26,750 |
| Community Pride Care Center Battle Creek · many days without an RN | 19.3 | 50 | 1.38 | 2.23 | 46.2% | 4 | None |
| Genoa Community Hospital/LTC Genoa | 21.1 | 43 | 2.53 | 3.48 | 22.9% | 2 | None |
| St. Joseph's Rehabilitation and Care Center Norfolk | 26.8 | 83 | 2.36 | 3.44 | 65.0% | 1 | None |
| Heritage of Bel Air Norfolk | 27.5 | 112 | 2.87 | 3.94 | 35.8% | 5 | None |
| Accura Healthcare of Fullerton Fullerton | 28.0 | 75 | 2.10 | 2.93 | 41.9% | 3 | None |
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, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.