Lutheran Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lutheran Home is a 160-bed nonprofit nursing home in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.53 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Wisconsin average of 2.58, and 37.4% nursing staff turnover (Wisconsin average 46.9%).
Lutheran Home
7500 W North AveWauwatosa, WI 53213
Milwaukee 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 Lutheran Home, nurse aides logged 2.53 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Wisconsin average. With about 128 residents a day, that works out to roughly 323 aide hours a day, or about 40 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Wisconsin avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.53 | 2.58 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.77 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.28 | 4.21 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.80 | 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
37.4% of nursing staff at Lutheran Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Wisconsin average of 46.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 24.1%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 10, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 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. Lutheran Home holds 4 of 5 overall; the Wisconsin average is 3.0.
About Lutheran Home
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: The Lutheran Home, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Lutheran Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| St. Anne's Salvatorian Campus Milwaukee | 2.0 | 50 | 2.54 | 4.02 | 45.8% | 1 | $343,488 |
| St Camillus Health Center Wauwatosa | 2.3 | 50 | 2.42 | 4.60 | 41.5% | 2 | $65,881 |
| Milwaukee Health and Rehab Milwaukee | 2.9 | 95 | 1.59 | 3.00 | 52.2% | 4 | None |
| Luther Manor Milwaukee | 3.1 | 99 | 2.93 | 4.81 | 55.2% | 1 | $163,627 |
| Resolve at West Allis Respiratory and Rehab West Allis | 3.2 | 152 | 2.45 | 4.93 | 58.8% | 1 | $130,322 |
| Congregational Home, Inc. Brookfield | 4.1 | 66 | 4.30 | 6.36 | 46.4% | 4 | None |
| Aria at Mitchell Manor West Allis | 4.2 | 50 | 2.40 | 4.02 | 43.4% | 3 | $15,872 |
| Mercy Health Services Milwaukee | 4.4 | 60 | 1.89 | 3.73 | 62.3% | 3 | $47,753 |
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.