Grace Lutheran Communities - River Pines: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Grace Lutheran Communities - River Pines is a 50-bed nonprofit nursing home in Altoona, Wisconsin. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.24 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 26% above the Wisconsin average of 2.58, and 51.4% nursing staff turnover (Wisconsin average 46.9%).
Grace Lutheran Communities - River Pines
206 N Willson DrAltoona, WI 54720
Eau Claire 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 Grace Lutheran Communities - River Pines, nurse aides logged 3.24 hours per resident per day, 26% above the Wisconsin average. With about 40 residents a day, that works out to roughly 130 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Wisconsin avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.24 | 2.58 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.60 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.15 | 0.99 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.99 | 4.21 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.61 | 3.77 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
51.4% of nursing staff at Grace Lutheran Communities - River Pines left over the year CMS measured, against a Wisconsin average of 46.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 46.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 21, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (Wisconsin average 9.5). 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. Grace Lutheran Communities - River Pines holds 4 of 5 overall; the Wisconsin average is 3.0.
About Grace Lutheran Communities - River Pines
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Grace Lutheran Foundation, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 22, 2016
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Grace Lutheran Communities - River Pines
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Oakwood Health Services Altoona | 0.1 | 80 | 2.33 | 4.08 | 32.1% | 3 | $36,552 |
| Dove Healthcare - South Eau Claire Eau Claire | 2.0 | 50 | 3.04 | 5.31 | 46.3% | 5 | None |
| Dove Healthcare - West Eau Claire Eau Claire | 4.1 | 83 | 3.64 | 6.23 | 41.0% | 4 | None |
| Chippewa Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Chippewa Falls | 8.1 | 50 | 3.01 | 4.70 | 45.2% | 5 | None |
| Wi Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls Chippewa Falls | 9.6 | 72 | 2.43 | 3.94 | 37.6% | 5 | None |
| Dove Healthcare - Regional Vent Center Chippewa Falls | 10.9 | 50 | 5.69 | 9.32 | 35.7% | 3 | $68,402 |
| Augusta Health and Rehabilitation Augusta · staffing data not validated | 18.0 | 50 | — | — | 34.8% | 2 | None |
| American Lutheran Home-Mondovi Mondovi | 19.5 | 35 | 2.37 | 3.79 | 20.0% | 5 | None |
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.