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Lakeside Lutheran Home, Emmetsburg, IA: 4 star rating, no fines but 1 payment denial

Lakeside Lutheran Home in Emmetsburg, IA is owned by Iowa Trust & Savings Bank, is rated 4 of 5 stars by Medicare, and had no fines but 1 payment denial in the three years to October 1, 2026. CMS lists 22 health citations from inspections in that time, the latest survey on February 26, 2026, and 1 of them found actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

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Address
301 North Lawler Street, Emmetsburg, IA 50536
Overall rating
4 of 5 stars
Health inspection rating
3 of 5
Staffing rating
5 of 5
Quality measure rating
2 of 5
Certified beds
55
Residents per day
36 on average
Ownership type
Nonprofit, corporation
Legal business name
Lakeside Lutheran Home
Fines
$0 across 0 fines, three years to October 1, 2026
Payment denials
1
Health citations
22, of which 1 with actual harm or immediate jeopardy
Latest survey
February 26, 2026
CMS Certification Number
165492
On Care Compare
Medicare Care Compare

Fines and payment denials

Every fine and payment denial CMS lists for this facility in the three years, newest first.

DateTypeFine amountDenial startsDenial daysSource
January 23, 2025Payment denialNot listedFebruary 19, 20255data.cms.gov

Recent health citations

Citations from health inspections, newest first.

Survey dateTagWhat CMS citedScope and severityStatusCorrected onSource
February 26, 2026F641Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedFebruary 27, 2026data.cms.gov
February 26, 2026F605Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedFebruary 27, 2026data.cms.gov
May 22, 2025F689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedJune 4, 2025data.cms.gov
May 22, 2025F610Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedJune 4, 2025data.cms.gov
May 22, 2025F609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedJune 4, 2025data.cms.gov
May 22, 2025F580Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedJune 4, 2025data.cms.gov
May 22, 2025F561Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedJune 4, 2025data.cms.gov
January 23, 2025F689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.G: isolated, actual harmCorrectedFebruary 4, 2025data.cms.gov
January 23, 2025F851Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedFebruary 14, 2025data.cms.gov
January 23, 2025F760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedFebruary 14, 2025data.cms.gov
January 23, 2025F757Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedFebruary 14, 2025data.cms.gov
January 23, 2025F610Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedFebruary 14, 2025data.cms.gov
January 23, 2025F609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedFebruary 14, 2025data.cms.gov
January 23, 2025F607Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedFebruary 14, 2025data.cms.gov
January 23, 2025F600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedFebruary 14, 2025data.cms.gov
February 15, 2024F909Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedFebruary 28, 2024data.cms.gov
February 15, 2024F760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedFebruary 28, 2024data.cms.gov
February 15, 2024F759Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedFebruary 28, 2024data.cms.gov
February 15, 2024F690Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedFebruary 28, 2024data.cms.gov
February 15, 2024F656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedFebruary 28, 2024data.cms.gov
February 15, 2024F580Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedFebruary 28, 2024data.cms.gov
February 15, 2024F578Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedFebruary 28, 2024data.cms.gov

Owners and managers

Organizations CMS lists as owners or managers of this facility, as CMS names them. CMS also lists 24 individual or personal trusts (7 managers, 12 officers, directors or trustees, 5 other disclosable parties). Their names are not shown on this page.

OrganizationRoleShareSinceSource
Iowa Trust & Savings BankDirect owner50%October 23, 2013data.cms.gov
Lakeside Lutheran HomeOperational or managerial controlNot listedJuly 1, 1968data.cms.gov
Iowa Trust & Savings BankMortgage interestNot listedOctober 23, 2013data.cms.gov
BCG Holdings IncAdditional disclosable partyNot listedOctober 21, 2025data.cms.gov
Blue Stone Therapy IncAdditional disclosable partyNot listedDecember 1, 2015data.cms.gov
Brighton Consulting Group LLCAdditional disclosable partyNot listedOctober 1, 2024data.cms.gov
Cattail BCG LLCAdditional disclosable partyNot listedOctober 21, 2025data.cms.gov
Cattail IncAdditional disclosable partyNot listedOctober 21, 2025data.cms.gov
Ecsi IncAdditional disclosable partyNot listedOctober 21, 2025data.cms.gov
Hughes Pharmacy Services Inc.Additional disclosable partyNot listedJanuary 31, 2012data.cms.gov
Iowa Health Care AssociationAdditional disclosable partyNot listedOctober 21, 2025data.cms.gov
Visual Edge It IncAdditional disclosable partyNot listedNovember 9, 2015data.cms.gov
Winther Stave & Co LLPAdditional disclosable partyNot listedOctober 17, 2012data.cms.gov

Also on SpecStream

Updated November 7, 2026. Read from CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing homes. Open data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (US government work). Fines and citations are as CMS lists them on the date this page was read and can change after an appeal. The CMS files are joined on the CMS Certification Number. CMS gives owners no ID, so an owner page groups facilities by the owner name as CMS spells it. Names of individual owners and managers are not shown. This page uses CMS data and is not endorsed or certified by CMS. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.