Lutheran Sunset Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lutheran Sunset Home is a 87-bed nonprofit nursing home in Grafton, North Dakota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.67 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the North Dakota average of 2.97, and 32.6% nursing staff turnover (North Dakota average 48.8%).
Lutheran Sunset Home
333 Eastern AveGrafton, ND 58237
Walsh 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 Sunset Home, nurse aides logged 2.67 hours per resident per day, 10% below the North Dakota average. With about 82 residents a day, that works out to roughly 219 aide hours a day, or about 27 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Dakota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.67 | 2.97 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.71 | 0.52 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.66 | 0.93 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.04 | 4.42 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.39 | 3.80 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
32.6% of nursing staff at Lutheran Sunset Home left over the year CMS measured, against a North Dakota average of 48.8% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 30.8%. 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 7 health deficiencies (North Dakota average 5.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $11,057 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2024 | Fine | $11,057 |
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 Sunset Home holds 3 of 5 overall; the North Dakota average is 3.2.
About Lutheran Sunset Home
- Ownership: Non profit - Church related
- Legal name: Lutheran Sunset Home Corporation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 1, 1978
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
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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.