Pleasant View Luther Home
Nursing Home Facility
505 College Avenue, Ottawa, IL 61350
Pleasant View Luther Home is a senior care community located in Ottawa, IL. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Ottawa area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (815) 434-1130.
Pleasant View Luther Home is licensed for 90 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Ottawa average about 101 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 77% of its licensed beds.
Medicare rates this community 4 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Its most recent standard health inspection was in January 2026 and recorded 9 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.8 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 42%.
The community is located in La Salle County, IL.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 36 problems at Pleasant View Luther Home. 5 findings involved harm to a resident, including 1 that put residents in immediate danger. 17 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home 3 times, a total of $87,819. Medicare also stopped paying for new admissions twice in that period.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Nutrition and Dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Pleasant View Luther Home offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type Non profit - Church related
- Beds / units 90
- Religious affiliation Lutheran
- Occupancy 77%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.4
- Annual staff turnover 42%
- Last health inspection January 2026
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