Lutheran Home for the Aged: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lutheran Home for the Aged is a 354-bed nonprofit nursing home in Arlington Hts, Illinois. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.02 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% below the Illinois average of 2.09, and 33.2% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Lutheran Home for the Aged
800 West Oakton StreetArlington Hts, IL 60004
Cook 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 for the Aged, nurse aides logged 2.02 hours per resident per day, 3% below the Illinois average. With about 224 residents a day, that works out to roughly 452 aide hours a day, or about 56 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Illinois avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.02 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.90 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.56 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.35 | 3.08 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
33.2% of nursing staff at Lutheran Home for the Aged left over the year CMS measured, against a Illinois average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 34.8%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 22, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (Illinois average 12.5). CMS lists 6 fines totaling $144,945 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2025 | Fine | $14,768 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Fine | $48,620 |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Fine | $40,339 |
| Oct 2, 2024 | Fine | $13,910 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | Fine | $14,050 |
| Oct 10, 2023 | Fine | $13,258 |
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. Lutheran Home for the Aged holds 5 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Lutheran Home for the Aged
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 17, 1992
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Lutheran Home for the Aged
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| New Summit Rehabilitation and Healthcare Arlington Heights | 0.7 | 120 | 2.06 | 4.23 | 43.4% | 4 | None |
| The Pearl of Rolling Meadows Rolling Meadows | 2.3 | 155 | 1.84 | 3.33 | 36.5% | 3 | None |
| Moorings of Arlington Heights Arlington Hts | 2.4 | 92 | 3.01 | 5.12 | 12.1% | 5 | None |
| Aliya of Palatine Palatine | 2.8 | 69 | 1.90 | 2.87 | 45.3% | 4 | None |
| Little Sisters of the Poor of Palatine Palatine | 3.3 | 49 | 3.50 | 5.74 | 18.2% | 5 | None |
| Bella Terra Wheeling Wheeling | 3.6 | 215 | 1.89 | 3.23 | 36.0% | 4 | $28,054 |
| Eden Vista Prospect Heights Prospect Heights | 3.6 | 30 | 3.03 | 5.93 | 26.5% | 5 | None |
| Addolorata Villa Wheeling | 4.4 | 86 | 2.97 | 4.97 | 19.0% | 5 | $181,021 |
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.