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B

74/100

Above average

Pleasant View Luther Home

505 College Avenue, Ottawa, IL 61350

CMS 4/5 stars #3 of 9 in La Salle County (815) 434-1130
Certified beds
90
Occupancy
77%
Ownership
Non-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

What to ask about before you visit

These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.

  • $87,819 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 3 penalty action(s).

Our read on Pleasant View Luther Home

Pleasant View Luther Home runs 3.43 nurse hours per resident day, about 11% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip roughly 6% below its own weekday staffing. The record shows 42 deficiencies, including 6 at harm or jeopardy level and 4 tied to abuse, with $87,819 in fines across three penalties. Turnover sits at 41.7%, a bit better than the 45.8% national figure, and the last inspection was February 2025. Quality measures score well, but the inspection and staffing picture is where the concern lives.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing17/30Stability12/15Outcomes15/15Enforcement0/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

17/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →3.62 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.82 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 6% against weekdays

Staff stability

12/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →42% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

15/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →5 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

0/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →$87,819 in federal fines across 3 action(s)
  • →-2 for 2 denial(s) of Medicare payment for new admissions

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day3.43 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.82 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours3.21 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBelow average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover41.70%
National average 45.80%Better than average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: January 30, 2026 (9 months ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

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Common questions about Pleasant View Luther Home

What is the ElderGrade for Pleasant View Luther Home? +

Pleasant View Luther Home holds an ElderGrade of B (74 out of 100), which we describe as "above average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Pleasant View Luther Home? +

Residents receive an average of 3.43 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Pleasant View Luther Home been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Pleasant View Luther Home accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Pleasant View Luther Home is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.