United Pioneer Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
United Pioneer Home is a 50-bed nonprofit nursing home in Luck, Wisconsin. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.42 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 32% above the Wisconsin average of 2.58, and 45.0% nursing staff turnover (Wisconsin average 46.9%).
United Pioneer Home
623 S Second StLuck, WI 54853
Polk 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 United Pioneer Home, nurse aides logged 3.42 hours per resident per day, 32% above the Wisconsin average. With about 44 residents a day, that works out to roughly 150 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Wisconsin avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.42 | 2.58 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.52 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.93 | 0.99 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.87 | 4.21 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.50 | 3.77 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
45.0% of nursing staff at United Pioneer Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Wisconsin average of 46.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 50.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 24, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (Wisconsin average 9.5). CMS lists 0 fines and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2025 | Payment Denial | 21 days from Sep 26, 2025 |
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. United Pioneer Home holds 4 of 5 overall; the Wisconsin average is 3.0.
About United Pioneer Home
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: United Pioneer Home Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 1, 2004
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near United Pioneer Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Frederic Nursing and Rehab Community Frederic | 5.1 | 60 | 2.09 | 3.14 | 51.0% | 3 | None |
| Dove Healthcare - St Croix Falls St Croix Falls · staffing data not validated | 13.2 | 50 | — | — | 64.8% | 1 | $62,134 |
| Burnett Medical Center Grantsburg | 17.3 | 50 | 3.04 | 5.45 | 51.4% | 3 | None |
| Willow Ridge Healthcare Amery | 19.3 | 83 | 2.29 | 4.26 | 32.4% | 3 | None |
| Golden Age Manor Amery | 19.3 | 85 | 2.58 | 3.82 | — | 2 | None |
| Christian Community Home of Osceola, Inc Osceola | 21.3 | 40 | 3.03 | 4.42 | 51.7% | 2 | None |
| Care and Rehab - Cumberland Cumberland | 21.9 | 50 | 3.08 | 4.56 | 33.3% | 3 | None |
| Shell Lake Health Care Center Shell Lake | 22.4 | 50 | 2.25 | 3.62 | 48.9% | 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.
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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.