Overview
Lutheran Sunset Home has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, below the North Dakota average of 3.3. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Grafton. Its strongest area is staffing (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.4 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 51% of nursing homes in North Dakota (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on February 26, 2026, found 7 health deficiencies, more than the North Dakota average of 5.4. All of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $11,057 in the past three years.
Lutheran Sunset Home is a nonprofit facility with 87 certified beds, caring for about 79 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1978.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- February 26, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 7
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 7
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $11,057
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.41 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.65 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.73 hrs
- Nurse aides3.03 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Certified beds
- 87
- Average residents per day
- 79
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- November 1, 1978
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes