Nursing home
Lutheran Home
7500 W North Ave, Wauwatosa, WI 53213 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 160 certified beds
Lutheran Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.11 hours per resident per day, below the Wisconsin average of 4.20. Its most recent inspection on Jun 10, 2025 cited 10 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Lutheran Home compares
This facility vs. the Wisconsin and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Wisconsin avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.11 | 4.20 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.88 | 0.97 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.30 | 2.59 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 33.7% | 47.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 10.0 | 9.8 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the June 10, 2025 inspection was corrected by July 10, 2025
What inspectors found at Lutheran Home
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 7500 W North Ave
Wauwatosa, WI 53213 - CMS certification #
- 525545
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 160
- Avg residents/day
- 128.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1994-09-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Lutheran Home using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Transportation
- Workplace safety 3 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2020, 4 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Lutheran Home says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Provides transportation.
transportation
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: two-bedroom.
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(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Entrance fee: charged.
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(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Jan 7, 2022: follow-up inspection, partial (health). Case closed May 25, 2022. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as The Lutheran Home, INC.
- Jul 21, 2020: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (health). Case closed Mar 4, 2022. 1 violation cited (1 serious). Penalties: $13,494 proposed, $7,400 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as The Lutheran Home, INC.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $13,494 proposed, $7,400 now. To be fixed by Feb 16, 2021.
- Jun 10, 2020: referral inspection, partial (health). Case closed Feb 10, 2021. 3 violations cited (3 serious). Penalties: $21,687 proposed, $10,843 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as The Lutheran Home, INC.
Details
- Serious: Lockout of equipment during maintenance (1910.147(c)(4)(ii)). Penalty $13,494 proposed, $5,436 now. To be fixed by Jan 29, 2021.
- Serious: Lockout of equipment during maintenance (1910.147(c)(6)(i)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jan 6, 2021.
- Serious: Lockout of equipment during maintenance (1910.147(d)(2)). Penalty $8,193 proposed, $5,407 now. To be fixed by Jan 6, 2021.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Ascension Se Wisconsin Hospital, Milwaukee. 1.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- St Anne's Salvatorian Campus, Milwaukee. 2.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Add To Life Inc., Milwaukee. 0.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 53213 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Childrens Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 2.0 miles away, straight line
Davita Bluemound Dialysis Pd, Wauwatosa, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Bluemound Dialysis, Wauwatosa, 2.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 22 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 53213.
Aurora At Home, office in Wauwatosa, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Heartland Hospice Milwaukee, office in Milwaukee, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Compassus Milwaukee Metro, office in Milwaukee, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Post Acute Specialists LLC, Wauwatosa. 0.8 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Lutheran Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives Lutheran Home an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Lutheran Home staffed?
Lutheran Home reports 4.11 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Wisconsin average of 4.20.
Has Lutheran Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 10 deficiencies.
How many beds does Lutheran Home have?
Lutheran Home is certified for 160 beds.