Lakeside Lutheran Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lakeside Lutheran Home is a 55-bed nonprofit nursing home in Emmetsburg, Iowa. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.00 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 20% above the Iowa average of 2.51, and 37.2% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Lakeside Lutheran Home
301 North Lawler StreetEmmetsburg, IA 50536
Palo Alto 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 Lakeside Lutheran Home, nurse aides logged 3.00 hours per resident per day, 20% above the Iowa average. With about 38 residents a day, that works out to roughly 113 aide hours a day, or about 14 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 | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.00 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.35 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.76 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.11 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.80 | 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
37.2% of nursing staff at Lakeside 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 44.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 26, 2026. 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 0 fines and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2025 | Payment Denial | 5 days from Feb 19, 2025 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Lakeside Lutheran Home holds 3 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Lakeside Lutheran Home
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 6, 2003
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Lakeside Lutheran Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Palo Alto County Hospital Emmetsburg | 0.4 | 22 | 1.57 | 3.07 | 17.6% | 4 | None |
| Emmetsburg Care Center Emmetsburg | 1.1 | 46 | 2.67 | 3.66 | 56.9% | 1 | $25,695 |
| Ruthven Community Care Center Ruthven | 11.0 | 46 | 2.23 | 3.33 | 35.0% | 4 | None |
| West Bend Health and Rehabilitation West Bend | 16.2 | 45 | 2.09 | 2.94 | — | 4 | None |
| Laurens Care Center Laurens | 20.7 | 38 | 3.07 | 4.30 | 42.4% | 4 | None |
| Estherville Community Care Center Estherville | 20.8 | 46 | 1.88 | 3.38 | 46.2% | 2 | None |
| Good Samaritan - Estherville Estherville | 21.2 | 62 | 2.18 | 3.57 | 49.1% | 2 | None |
| Valley Vue Care Center Armstrong | 21.6 | 40 | 2.43 | 3.86 | 35.0% | 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.