Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, Blair
Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, Blair is a 84-bed nursing home in Blair, Nebraska. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1994-06-01. It averages 66.1 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, Blair?
CMS lists 34 health-inspection deficiencies for Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, Blair since 2023-05-03, 25 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2026-05-26.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-26 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2026-05-26 | F0732, F0812, F0838 | Post nurse staffing information every day. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies. | F |
| 2026-05-26 | F0580, F0656, F0684, F0760 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D |
| 2026-03-03 | F0583, F0686, F0880 | Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2025-05-01 | F0812, F0880, F0921 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | F |
| 2025-05-01 | F0923 | Have enough outside ventilation via a window or mechanical ventilation, or both. | E |
| 2025-05-01 | F0580, F0605, F0609, F0628, F0657, F0759, F0760 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D |
| 2024-04-23 | F0882 | Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home. | F |
| 2024-04-23 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2024-04-04 | F0580 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | D |
| 2023-05-03 | F0606, F0641 | Not hire anyone with a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | E |
| 2023-05-03 | F0554, F0623, F0644, F0757, F0758, F0880, F0908 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Keep all essential equipment working safely. | D |
How is Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, Blair staffed relative to the NE average?
| Measure | This facility | NE average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.49882 | 3.97992 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 70.3 | 48.7 |
| Average number of residents per day | 66.1 | 55.3 |
Who owns Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, Blair?
Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, Blair is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name BLAIR NF OPERATIONS LLC.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | HERZKA, MATISYOHU | since 06/29/2023 |
| DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | SCHREIBER, ABRAHAM | since 06/29/2023 |
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | HERZKA, MATISYOHU | since 06/23/2023 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | GIBSON, CANDACE, SIMONSON, JOHNNIE | since 06/29/2023 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | GIBSON, CANDACE, HERZKA, MATISYOHU, SCHREIBER, ABRAHAM, SIMONSON, JOHNNIE | since 06/29/2023 |
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