Faith Lutheran Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Faith Lutheran Home is a 50-bed nonprofit nursing home in Osage, Iowa. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.48 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Iowa average of 2.51, and 56.1% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Faith Lutheran Home
914 Davidson DriveOsage, IA 50461
Mitchell County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Faith Lutheran Home, nurse aides logged 2.48 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Iowa average. With about 40 residents a day, that works out to roughly 100 aide hours a day, or about 13 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.48 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.89 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.68 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.06 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.52 | 3.37 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
56.1% of nursing staff at Faith Lutheran Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 25.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 16, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (Iowa average 6.5). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Faith Lutheran Home holds 4 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Faith Lutheran Home
- Ownership: Non profit - Church related
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 2002
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Faith Lutheran Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Osage Rehab and Health Care Center Osage | 0.4 | 46 | 1.68 | 3.06 | 56.3% | 1 | $14,433 |
| Good Samaritan - Saint Ansgar Saint Ansgar | 8.7 | 42 | 1.85 | 2.94 | 27.8% | 5 | None |
| Stacyville Community Nursing Home Stacyville | 10.8 | 34 | 3.11 | 4.90 | 56.8% | 3 | $21,986 |
| Riceville Family Care and Therapy Center Riceville | 13.9 | 34 | 2.22 | 3.48 | 25.9% | 5 | None |
| Nora Springs Care Center Nora Springs | 13.9 | 50 | 2.03 | 3.11 | 40.4% | 4 | None |
| Chautauqua Guest Home #3 Charles City | 16.7 | 57 | 2.89 | 3.98 | 23.8% | 5 | None |
| Chautauqua Guest Home #2 Charles City | 16.8 | 53 | 2.70 | 4.02 | 41.3% | 5 | None |
| Colonial Manor of Elma Elma · abuse citation | 18.4 | 40 | 2.46 | 3.56 | 62.2% | 2 | $44,768 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.