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Bethany Home

1005 Lincoln Avenue, Dubuque, IA 52001 · 66 beds · For profit - Corporation

Nothing in the records stands out as a warning sign. The detail below is still worth reading before you decide.

Everything here comes from Medicare's own inspection and payroll records. We don't rank facilities or take payment from them.

Medicare overall rating
★★★★★
Much above average · 5 of 5
All nursing staff, hours / resident
5.47
RNs, LPNs and aides · state average 4.37
Weekend RN coverage
−48%
vs weekdays
Staff turnover
32%
state average 44%
No citations involving resident harm
Findings over the past three years were all at levels where inspectors recorded no actual harm.
Registered nurse staffing above the state average
1.07 hours per resident per day, against a state average of 0.85.

These are drawn straight from Medicare's records. We report what the record says — we don't rate facilities or judge the care given in them.

Who's actually on the floor

Staffing is the thing most closely tied to day-to-day quality of care, and it's the number families most often never see. This is registered nurses only — a smaller figure than the all-staff total above, because it counts the most highly qualified staff on their own — per resident, per day, comparing an average weekday against an average weekend.

Weekdays
1.07 hrs
Weekends
0.55 hrs
IA average
0.85 hrs

Registered nurses only — hours per resident per day. Longer is better.

Registered nurse coverage drops about 48% at weekends.

Staff turnover: 32%

High turnover matters because continuity does — a nurse who knows your mother notices when something is different about her. Someone on their second shift doesn't have that baseline.

What inspectors found

State inspectors visit at least once a year and after complaints. Over the last three years this facility received 2 citations. Raw counts mislead, though — a paperwork slip and a resident being harmed both count as one. Here they are by how serious inspectors judged them.

SeverityCitations
Potential for harm
No one harmed yet, but conditions could allow it
2
No harm
Rule and paperwork findings
0

0 of these came from someone filing a complaint rather than a routine visit — worth weighing differently, because it means a person picked up the phone. All findings are recorded as corrected.

Disclosed affiliations

Medicare requires every facility to disclose the people and companies connected to it. Most names below are not owners — they are officers, directors, managers, trustees, and what Medicare calls “additional disclosable parties.” The role beside each name is the one Medicare recorded. This is worth reading because operators tend to run their facilities alike: where the same group stands behind a dozen homes, the record across all twelve tells you more than any single inspection does.

NameRole recorded by MedicareSince
Atkinson, Rebecca Operational or managerial control 02/13/2003
Brimeyer, Shannon Operational or managerial control 03/28/2007
Gaul, Sierra Operational or managerial control 02/14/2020
Hoerner, Joan Operational or managerial control 05/19/1992
Klein, Dana Operational or managerial control 10/23/2012
Lansing, Tami Operational or managerial control 02/03/2025
Middleman, Lawrence Operational or managerial control 10/01/1993
Powers, Jill Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 03/01/2024
Westmark, Susan Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 09/10/1994
Brannon, Mike Corporate officer 05/01/2025
Chapman, Susan Corporate director 03/30/2015
Edwards, Dori Corporate director 05/01/2025
Goodman, John Corporate director 05/01/2025
Hayertz, Janet Corporate officer 05/01/2025
Loetscher, Sara Corporate director 07/01/2019
Meurer, Allen Corporate director 07/01/2024
Miller, Kenneth Corporate officer 03/30/2015
Roush, Benjamin Corporate director 05/01/2025
Stender, Richard Corporate director 07/01/2019
Stevensen, Todd Corporate director 05/01/2025
Wilfong, Marsha Corporate officer 04/21/2022
Bcg Holdings INC Additional disclosable party 10/01/2024
Brighton Consulting Group LLC Additional disclosable party 10/01/2024
Ces Computers INC Additional disclosable party 05/01/2013
Hilby, Rebecca Additional disclosable party 05/01/2006
Mercy Health Services-Iowa Corp Additional disclosable party 12/01/1995
Millennium Rehab & Consulting INC Additional disclosable party 01/01/2019
Molony, Michael Additional disclosable party 05/01/2013
Williams & Company PC Additional disclosable party 08/01/2023

Of the 29 parties disclosed here, 0 hold an ownership interest; the rest are recorded in a management, officer, financial, or other disclosable capacity. A percentage is shown only where Medicare published one — for most disclosed parties it publishes none.

Other options nearby

Most families are choosing between whatever is close enough to visit often — and visiting often is itself one of the better protections a resident has. These are the closest 8 facilities.

FacilityMilesRating Nurse hrsWeekend
Sunnycrest Manor
Dubuque
0.9 4 0.66 −33%
Stonehill Care Center
Dubuque
1.0 4 1.04 −37%
Harmony Dubuque
Dubuque
1.8 2 0.87 −38%
Dubuque Specialty Care
Dubuque
2.4 2 0.73 −60%
Luther Manor at Hillcrest
Dubuque
2.9 1 0.79 −20%
Mount Carmel Bluffs
Dubuque
3.0 5 1.39 −48%
Ennoble Nursing and Rehab
Dubuque
3.1 5 0.52 −38%
Grand Meadows Senior Living & Health Care
Asbury
4.7 1

Weekend column shows the change in registered-nurse coverage at weekends compared with weekdays.

Worth asking on a visit

Records only tell you so much. These are the questions this facility's particular numbers suggest you ask — go on a weekend if you possibly can.

  1. Can I visit on a Sunday rather than a weekday? How many registered nurses are on duty then, and for how many residents?
  2. Who will actually be caring for my relative at 3am on a Saturday — an agency nurse or someone on staff?

Where these numbers come from

All figures are published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Different measures cover different periods — some are considerably older than others, so each is dated separately below rather than under one "last updated" stamp.

Staffing hours
Jan–Mar 2026
Staff turnover
calendar year 2025
Inspections & citations
Jul 2023 – Jun 2026
Fines & penalties
last 3 years
Ownership
as reported to Medicare
Star rating & file release
CMS file dated 1 July 2026

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