The Vinton Lutheran Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Vinton Lutheran Home is a 61-bed nonprofit nursing home in Vinton, Iowa. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.97 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 18% above the Iowa average of 2.51, and 40.0% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
The Vinton Lutheran Home
1301 Second Avenue SouthVinton, IA 52349
Benton 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 Vinton Lutheran Home, nurse aides logged 2.97 hours per resident per day, 18% above the Iowa average. With about 48 residents a day, that works out to roughly 141 aide hours a day, or about 18 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.97 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.35 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.79 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.12 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.42 | 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
40.0% of nursing staff at The Vinton 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 16.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 30, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (Iowa average 6.5). 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 Vinton Lutheran Home holds 2 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About The Vinton Lutheran Home
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Lutheran Home for the Aged Association-East
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 5, 2005
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Vinton Lutheran Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab, LLC Vinton · many days without an RN | 1.1 | 40 | 3.25 | 4.37 | 65.9% | 5 | None |
| Laporte City Specialty Care La Porte City | 13.0 | 46 | 1.94 | 3.24 | 25.7% | 4 | None |
| Keystone Nursing Care Center INC Keystone | 14.0 | 55 | 2.76 | 3.75 | 38.6% | 5 | None |
| Hiawatha Care Center Hiawatha | 18.7 | 109 | 2.74 | 3.98 | 34.5% | 3 | None |
| West Ridge Care Center Cedar Rapids | 20.2 | 60 | 2.79 | 4.33 | 33.9% | 5 | None |
| Heritage Specialty Care Cedar Rapids | 20.4 | 171 | 2.47 | 3.53 | 48.9% | 1 | $14,365 |
| Northbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Cedar Rapids | 20.4 | 130 | 2.18 | 3.14 | 56.8% | 1 | $38,787 |
| St Luke's Helen G Nassif Transitional Care Center Cedar Rapids | 20.5 | 46 | 2.65 | 4.21 | 36.6% | 5 | 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.
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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.