Pleasant View Luther Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Pleasant View Luther Home is a 90-bed nonprofit nursing home in Ottawa, Illinois. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.28 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% above the Illinois average of 2.09, and 41.7% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Pleasant View Luther Home
505 College AvenueOttawa, IL 61350
La Salle 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 Pleasant View Luther Home, nurse aides logged 2.28 hours per resident per day, 9% above the Illinois average. With about 69 residents a day, that works out to roughly 158 aide hours a day, or about 20 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Illinois avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.28 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.32 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.82 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.43 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.21 | 3.08 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
41.7% of nursing staff at Pleasant View Luther Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Illinois average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 45.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 30, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (Illinois average 12.5). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $87,819 and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2026 | Payment Denial | 14 days from May 25, 2026 |
| Dec 20, 2024 | Fine | $38,711 |
| Jun 20, 2024 | Fine | $21,450 |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Fine | $27,658 |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Payment Denial | 10 days from Feb 6, 2024 |
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. Pleasant View Luther Home holds 4 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Pleasant View Luther Home
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Pleasant View Luther Home Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 1994
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Pleasant View Luther Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Pavilion of Ottawa Ottawa | 0.8 | 135 | 2.47 | 3.57 | 31.7% | 4 | None |
| La Salle County Nursing Home Ottawa | 2.6 | 79 | 2.35 | 3.54 | 35.4% | 4 | $146,063 |
| Goldwater Care Marseilles Marseilles | 6.6 | 103 | 2.15 | 3.37 | 52.3% | 1 | $227,365 |
| Parker Nursing & Rehab Center Streator | 13.2 | 102 | 1.99 | 3.01 | 35.3% | 1 | $169,816 |
| Manor Court of Peru Peru | 14.4 | 130 | 2.37 | 3.53 | 34.3% | 4 | $21,645 |
| Allure of Peru Peru | 14.4 | 127 | 2.67 | 3.96 | 40.4% | 3 | $10,059 |
| Arc at Streator Streator | 14.6 | 130 | 1.70 | 2.81 | 21.0% | 3 | None |
| Goldwater Care Spring Valley Spring Valley | 18.4 | 98 | 1.74 | 2.86 | 32.1% | 4 | 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.