97 of the 266 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Louisiana (36%) are independently owned, and all are listed below. They average 4.02 nursing hours per resident per day, 0.26 hours above the 3.76 for every home in Louisiana. 5 of the 97 graded homes earn an A and 11 earn a D or F. East Jefferson General Hospital - Snf in Metairie grades highest at A (92 out of 100).
How independently owned homes in Louisiana compare
This group set against every nursing home in Louisiana, from the current CMS release.
Haven Nursing Center runs 4.15 nurse hours per resident day, about 8% above the national average of 3.86, but weekends drop roughly 12% below its own weekday staffing, and annual turnover sits at 97.6% against a national average of 45.8%. Essentially the whole staff turns over every year. The 19 deficiencies on record include none at the harm level, though 2 are abuse-related, and the last inspection was May 2025. The quality measure rating is 1 out of 5, which is where the low overall grade comes from. A corporate-owned, 99-bed home in Columbia with decent weekday coverage but real questions about consistency.
Lake Charles Care Center runs 182 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its staffing sits at 3.36 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 13% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends drop about 14% below its own weekday level, and turnover hits 51.7% against a national 45.8%.
The inspection record is the bright spot: a 4/5 health inspection rating, last survey in May 2025, with 11 deficiencies on file but none at harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related. Quality measures tell a different story at 1/5, with staffing at 2/5. So you have a home that passes inspections cleanly while running lean on direct care and posting weaker clinical quality numbers, worth asking about weekend coverage and consistent assignment before you decide.
Village Health Care At The Glen runs 4.19 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 9% above the national average, which matters more here than the staffing star suggests. Weekend coverage dips about 5% below weekdays, and turnover sits at 33.6%, well under the national 45.8%, so caregivers tend to stick around. The concerning part is the inspection record: 23 deficiencies, including five tied to abuse and one at the harm or jeopardy level, with a $12,735 fine. That's a lot of findings for a nonprofit, and it weighs against the decent staffing.
Nurse staffing at The Oaks runs 4.35 hours per resident day, roughly 13% above the national average, which sounds reassuring until you notice weekends dip about 8% below the home's own weekday levels. Turnover sits at 58.9% against a national average of 45.8%, so the people providing that care are changing often. The inspection record shows 18 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and four tied to abuse, with a single fine of $27,005; the last inspection was June 2025. A for-profit limited liability company owns the 125-bed home. Strong weekday staffing is real, but weekends, turnover, and that abuse count are what a family should ask about directly.
Mary Anna Nursing Home in Wisner runs a lean ship on staffing but has real problems elsewhere. Its 4.63 nurse hours per resident day sits about 20% above the national average, and weekend coverage only dips about 10% below weekday levels, which is better than many homes manage. Turnover of 17.5% is well below the national 45.8%. The trouble is care quality and oversight: CMS gives it just 1 star for quality measures and 2 for health inspections, with 14 deficiencies on record, 2 at harm or jeopardy level, 2 abuse-related, plus one fine of $19,120. Plenty of hands on deck, but the record shows they aren't always used well.
Allen Oaks runs 3.73 nurse hours per resident day, a bit under the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop roughly 12% below its own weekday staffing. The inspection record is the bigger concern: 35 deficiencies, three of them at harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, plus a single $133,224 fine. CMS gives it 2 stars for health inspections, 2 for staffing, and 1 for quality measures. The most recent inspection was July 2, 2025, so the record is current, and this is a for-profit limited liability company operating 91 certified beds.
Deerfield Nursing And Rehabilitation Center runs on thinner staffing than most homes its size, and the numbers show it. Nurses provide about 3.36 hours of care per resident each day, roughly 13% under the national average, and weekends dip about 12% below what the home itself staffs on weekdays, so a Saturday shift is the leanest stretch of the week. Turnover sits at 56.3%, well above the 45.8% national figure, meaning more than half the nursing staff leaves in a year. The inspection record backs that up: 25 deficiencies, one serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy and one abuse-related, plus a $8,281 fine.
Maison D'acadiens runs on thinner nursing coverage than most homes nationally, 3.37 hours per resident day against a 3.86 average, and weekends get even tighter, dropping roughly a fifth below what the building staffs on weekdays. Annual turnover sits at 50.8%, with about half the nursing staff leaving each year, which matters more when there's less margin to absorb it. The inspection side looks different: a 4-out-of-5 health inspection rating, 20 deficiencies on record with none at harm or jeopardy level and nothing abuse-related, and a recent survey from June 2025. Quality measures and staffing both came in at 1 out of 5, so the gap between how the place inspects and how it's staffed is the real story here.
Grace Nursing Home runs on 3.20 nurse hours per resident day, about 17% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop roughly 14% below what the home itself staffs during the week. Turnover sits at 46%, right in line with the national figure, so the concern here isn't churn so much as raw coverage. The record shows 36 deficiencies, including 2 at harm or jeopardy level and 6 tied to abuse, plus $48,357 in fines across two penalties. A December 2025 inspection is recent, which helps, but with 128 beds and corporate for-profit ownership, ask specifically how they cover weekends and what changed after those harm-level findings.
St. Jude's runs a decent number of nurse hours per resident, 4.14 a day, about 7% above the national average, so on paper there are people around. But that staff turns over at 72.1% a year against a national average near 46%, which means the faces change constantly and weekends run about 10% thinner than weekdays. The inspection record is where it gets harder to explain away: 53 deficiencies, seven of them serious enough to put residents in harm's way, eight tied to abuse, and six fines totaling $389,089. The most recent inspection was in January 2026, so the picture is current. Nonprofit ownership hasn't translated into a cleaner record here.
Evangeline Oaks runs 190 certified beds under corporate ownership, and its staffing numbers look fine at first glance, 3.92 nurse hours per resident day, just above the national average. But that average hides a lot: weekend staffing drops about 14% below the home's own weekday levels, and annual turnover sits at 78.2% against a national rate of 45.8%. The inspection record is harder to explain away. Sixty-three deficiencies, two of them abuse-related, and CMS rated all three of its star categories, health inspections, quality measures, and staffing, at 1 out of 5. The most recent inspection was May 2025. When every domain comes back at the bottom, the pattern matters more than any single number.
Oak Lane Wellness & Rehabilitative Center runs on thinner nurse coverage than most homes, 3.41 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends drop roughly another 14% below what it manages on weekdays. Staff turnover sits at 58.2%, well above the 45.8% national figure, which matters because constant churn makes it hard for residents to know who's caring for them. The inspection record is the heavier concern: 29 deficiencies, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, plus two fines totaling $96,785. A June 2025 inspection is recent, so that record reflects how the place runs now, not an old problem since fixed.
Good Samaritan Living Center runs 84 certified beds in Franklinton under nonprofit ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.84 hours per resident day, essentially dead even with the national average of 3.86. That parity hides a real gap: weekend coverage drops roughly 23% below what the home staffs on weekdays, so care thins out exactly when families are less likely to be watching. The inspection record is heavier than the staffing number suggests, with 14 deficiencies on file including three at harm or jeopardy level and one tied to abuse, plus a single fine of $168,630. The most recent inspection was May 2026, so the picture is current.
River Oaks Retirement Manor runs 4.52 nurse hours per resident day, about 17% above the national average, which is real and worth noting. But the weekend dips roughly 13% below its own weekday level, and turnover sits at 55.4% against a national 45.8%, so the coverage you see on paper isn't always the coverage your family member gets. The inspection record shows 19 deficiencies, three of them serious enough to put residents at harm or jeopardy, plus two fines totaling $99,451. Louisiana's most recent look at this home was December 2025, and it didn't come back clean.
Nurse staffing at Heritage Manor Of Mandeville runs 3.98 hours per resident day, a touch above the national average of 3.86, but that number hides a staffing drop on weekends of roughly 22% against its own weekday level. Staff turnover sits at 65.5%, far above the 45.8% national average, and the current record shows 27 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and one abuse-related citation, plus a $9,318 fine. The health inspection rating is 3 out of 5, staffing is 2, and quality measures are 1. The most recent inspection was September 24, 2025. The company is a for-profit limited liability entity.
Ruston Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a for-profit, LLC-owned home with 157 certified beds, and the numbers behind its record are worth a slow read. Nurse staffing sits at 3.63 hours per resident per day, about 6% under the national average, and weekends run roughly 18% lighter than weekdays, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Staff turnover is 52.8%, well above the 45.8% national figure, and the current inspection record carries 25 deficiencies, four at harm or jeopardy level and three abuse-related, plus $36,891 in fines. The most recent inspection was April 16, 2025.
St. Francisville Nursing and Rehab runs on 2.85 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a quarter below the national average of 3.86, and weekend coverage dips about 10% below its own weekday level. Staff turnover sits at 60.2% against a national 45.8%, meaning most of the people caring for residents this year likely won't be there next year. The inspection record is the heavier concern: 23 deficiencies, four serious enough to put residents in harm's way, and four tied to abuse, plus $112,896 in fines. The most recent inspection was April 2025, so the picture is current rather than stale.
St. Helena Parish Nursing Home runs 4.98 nurse hours per resident day, about 29% above the national average, so the raw staffing number looks like the strongest thing here. But the inspection record tells the opposite story: 32 deficiencies on file, six of them at harm or jeopardy level and four abuse-related, with three fines totaling just under $320,000. Weekend staffing drops about 21% below its own weekday level, which means the coverage families see on a tour isn't what a Saturday looks like. Government hospital-district ownership doesn't change any of that. The most recent inspection was May 6, 2026.
Carroll Health and Rehab runs 3.13 nursing hours per resident day, roughly 19 percent under the national average, and weekends drop another 19 percent below its own weekday staffing. The inspection record is the harder part: 49 deficiencies, including 2 at the harm or jeopardy level and 5 tied to abuse, with a $37,884 fine and a one-star health inspection rating. Staff turnover sits at 42.1 percent, slightly better than the national 45.8 percent, so retention isn't the main problem here, coverage and compliance are. The most recent inspection was July 28, 2025, so the record is current. For a 120-bed for-profit home owned by an individual, those numbers describe thin staffing and serious findings that a family should ask about directly.
Avoyelles Manor's staffing number is the thing you'd notice first: 0.14 total nurse hours per resident day, which is about 96% below the national average of 3.86. That's not a rounding difference, and the weekend picture is worse, staffing drops roughly 56% below the home's own weekday level. A recent inspection on May 19, 2026 and a clean deficiency record (four total, none at harm or jeopardy level, none abuse-related) work in its favor, and the five-star health inspection rating reflects that. But quality measures sit at three stars and staffing at one, which is what pulls the overall picture down. For-profit corporate ownership. The inspection record is genuinely good; the daily staffing numbers are the reason to ask hard questions before moving someone in.
Frequently asked questions
How many independently owned nursing homes are there in Louisiana?
There are 97 independently owned Medicare-certified nursing homes in Louisiana, 36% of the 266 nursing homes there.
Are independently owned nursing homes better staffed?
In Louisiana they average 4.02 total nursing hours per resident per day, against 3.76 for all nursing homes in Louisiana, a difference of +0.26 hours. Staff turnover averages 48.7% against 47.6%.
Which independently owned nursing home grades best in Louisiana?