Lutheran Care Center
702 WEST CUMBERLAND, Altamont, IL 62411
Altamont, Illinois · CMS verdict
Lutheran Care Center's CMS overall star rating stands at 5 of 5, above the Illinois state average (2.5) and reflecting above-average quality by the federal five-star measure.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Lutheran Care Center in Altamont, Illinois holds a CMS overall rating of 5 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 77 of 100 (grade C). The 96-bed facility operates where a semi-private nursing-home room in Illinois runs a median of $8,304 per month. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (lighter deficiency book)
With 11 CMS deficiencies on file, this facility sits in the lighter U.S. deficiency tercile (≤16). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall rating of 5 of 5 stars. How this is calculated.
How the 77 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 77.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Lutheran Care Center's lighter CMS deficiency book
Quality ratings
On Care Compare (data as of April 2026), Lutheran Care Center carries an overall CMS quality rating of 5 out of 5 stars. That figure rolls up three sub-ratings tracked separately: health inspection (4/5), staffing (5/5), and quality measures (3/5).
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in Altamont, Illinois, this facility operates 96 certified beds with an average daily census of roughly 43 residents - an occupancy rate of about 45%. The facility is classified under non profit - corporation ownership, a designation that can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At roughly 45% occupancy, this facility is running well below its certified bed capacity, worth asking why directly.
Same-ownership peers
Within Illinois, Lutheran Care Center is one of 76 non profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 5-star overall rating sits above the non profit - corporation-segment average of 3.6 stars, ahead of roughly 66% of same-ownership peers in the state. Same-segment comparisons like this one strip out the business-model factor, leaving a cleaner read on facility-level performance than a raw state average would give.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility (11 total). CMS has levied 2 enforcement penalties - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same window. This is a high deficiency count relative to most facilities; requesting the full survey report directly is the only way to see whether these are concentrated in one area or spread across the facility's operations.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Lutheran Care Center's upper-tercile stars compare to Illinois
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Illinois facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Illinois state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Lutheran Care Center ranks in Illinois
Among the 665 CMS-rated nursing homes in Illinois, Lutheran Care Center’s 5-star overall rating is higher than 87% of them. The bars show how all Illinois homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
88 Illinois homes share this 5-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 96 |
| Residents | 43 |
| Ownership | Non profit - Corporation |
| County | Effingham |
| Penalties | 2 |
| Deficiencies | 11 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Lutheran Care Center? ▾
Lutheran Care Center has an overall CMS quality rating of 5 out of 5 stars, with a health inspection rating of 4/5, staffing rating of 5/5, and quality measures rating of 3/5.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Illinois? ▾
CareScout's 2025 survey puts Illinois's median semi-private nursing home rate at $8,304 per month ($99,645 per year), with private rooms averaging $9,216 per month.
What services does Lutheran Care Center offer? ▾
With 96 beds with approximately 43 current residents, Lutheran Care Center is a skilled nursing facility. It operates under non profit - corporation ownership, and CMS's inspection record shows 11 deficiencies and 2 penalties.
Does Lutheran Care Center have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Lutheran Care Center has multiple deficiencies (11 total) and 2 penalties recorded by CMS. A count this high is above what most facilities post; ask the facility directly for its plan of correction on the largest findings.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Illinois? ▾
In Illinois, alternatives include assisted living ($6,219/mo), home health aides ($6,864/mo), and adult day care ($1,977/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the Illinois elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 145380.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.