Perry Lutheran Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Perry Lutheran Home is a 70-bed nonprofit nursing home in Perry, Iowa. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.74 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% above the Iowa average of 2.51, and 49.3% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Perry Lutheran Home
2323 East Willis AvenuePerry, IA 50220
Dallas 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 Perry Lutheran Home, nurse aides logged 2.74 hours per resident per day, 9% above the Iowa average. With about 52 residents a day, that works out to roughly 142 aide hours a day, or about 18 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.74 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.45 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.68 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.86 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.60 | 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
49.3% of nursing staff at Perry 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 63.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 2, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Iowa average 6.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $16,351 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2023 | Fine | $16,351 |
| Nov 21, 2023 | Payment Denial | 61 days from Dec 29, 2023 |
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. Perry Lutheran Home holds 1 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Perry Lutheran Home
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Lutheran Home for the Aged Association-West
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 1, 2012
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Perry Lutheran Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Perry Lutheran Homes Eden Acres Campus Perry · abuse citation | 0.8 | 57 | 2.66 | 3.43 | 36.2% | 2 | $9,110 |
| Spurgeon Manor Dallas Center | 12.9 | 55 | 3.42 | 5.21 | 36.6% | 5 | None |
| Madrid Home for the Aged Madrid | 13.9 | 64 | 2.67 | 3.70 | 46.8% | 3 | None |
| Accura Healthcare of Ogden, LLC Ogden | 14.2 | 46 | 2.02 | 3.21 | 29.0% | 4 | None |
| Granger Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Granger | 14.5 | 67 | 2.44 | 3.17 | 97.2% | 3 | None |
| Adel Acres Adel · SFF candidate | 15.8 | 50 | 1.98 | 3.02 | — | 1 | $58,014 |
| Panora Specialty Care Panora | 16.9 | 46 | 1.61 | 2.90 | 50.0% | 3 | None |
| Kennybrook Village Grimes | 18.0 | 40 | 2.89 | 4.54 | 49.1% | 3 | 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.
Explore next
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.