The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine is a 60-bed nonprofit nursing home in Belle Plaine, Minnesota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.47 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 38% above the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 31.9% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine
611 West Main StreetBelle Plaine, MN 56011
Scott 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 The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine, nurse aides logged 3.47 hours per resident per day, 38% above the Minnesota average. With about 54 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 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.47 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.89 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.95 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.30 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.46 | 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
31.9% of nursing staff at The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 22.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 7, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 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. The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine holds 4 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine
- Ownership: Non profit - Church related
- Legal name: Lutheran Home Belle Plaine LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1992
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Mala Strana Health Care, LLC New Prague | 11.0 | 69 | 2.14 | 3.79 | 75.3% | 4 | None |
| Cura of Le Sueur Le Sueur | 13.6 | 50 | 3.57 | 6.18 | — | 2 | $8,021 |
| Auburn Manor Chaska | 14.4 | 60 | 2.41 | 3.82 | 41.8% | 3 | None |
| Auburn Home in Waconia Waconia | 15.2 | 37 | 2.47 | 3.78 | 61.7% | 2 | $10,513 |
| Good Samaritan Society - Waconia and Westview Acre Waconia | 15.3 | 75 | 2.48 | 4.02 | 51.9% | 2 | $27,378 |
| Central Health Care Center Le Center | 15.9 | 40 | 2.23 | 3.64 | 62.1% | 1 | None |
| Shakopee Friendship Manor Shakopee | 16.4 | 60 | 3.41 | 5.07 | — | 3 | $25,378 |
| St Gertrudes Health & Rehabilitation Center Shakopee | 17.0 | 105 | 2.29 | 4.16 | 34.2% | 3 | $29,260 |
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.