MN Veterans Home-Luverne: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
MN Veterans Home-Luverne is a 85-bed government-run nursing home in Luverne, Minnesota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.10 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 23% above the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 20.9% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
MN Veterans Home-Luverne
1300 North Kniss AvenueLuverne, MN 56156
Rock 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 MN Veterans Home-Luverne, nurse aides logged 3.10 hours per resident per day, 23% above the Minnesota average. With about 60 residents a day, that works out to roughly 186 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.10 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.57 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.57 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.24 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.72 | 3.71 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
20.9% of nursing staff at MN Veterans Home-Luverne left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 25.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 10, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (Minnesota average 7.0). 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. MN Veterans Home-Luverne holds 5 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About MN Veterans Home-Luverne
- Ownership: Government - State
- Legal name: State of Minnesota - Minnesota Management and Budget
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 31, 2016
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near MN Veterans Home-Luverne
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Good Samaritan Society - Mary Jane Brown Luverne | 1.1 | 51 | 2.40 | 3.88 | 60.0% | 1 | $57,045 |
| Tuff Memorial Home Hills · staffing data not validated | 12.1 | 48 | — | — | 39.5% | 4 | $40,240 |
| Parkview Manor Nursing Home Ellsworth | 14.1 | 37 | 2.29 | 3.37 | 24.0% | 1 | None |
| Palisade Healthcare Center Garretson · abuse citation | 14.5 | 55 | 1.99 | 3.16 | 60.0% | 1 | $154,946 |
| Edgebrook Care Center Edgerton | 15.0 | 54 | 1.70 | 2.45 | — | 1 | None |
| Lyon Specialty Care Rock Rapids | 17.2 | 45 | 1.49 | 2.77 | 50.0% | 4 | None |
| Bethany Home - Brandon Brandon · abuse citation | 17.3 | 60 | 3.53 | 4.66 | 54.0% | 1 | $51,350 |
| Good Samaritan - George George | 24.6 | 36 | 1.85 | 3.34 | 37.9% | 5 | $18,142 |
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.