Nursing homes across St. Mary County, Louisiana, graded on the federal inspection
record, nurse staffing and staff turnover. County rank is shown on each home's profile.
Patterson Healthcare Center runs 121 certified beds under corporate ownership, and the numbers tell a mixed story. Nurse staffing sits at 3.45 hours per resident day, roughly 11% under the national average, and weekends drop about 12% below the home's own weekday coverage, so care thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Turnover at 33.3% actually beats the national 45.8%, which is a real point in its favor, but the inspection record is harder to get past: 41 deficiencies on file, including two at the harm level and two tied to abuse, with a $17,280 fine and a December 2025 inspection that left both the health inspection and quality measure ratings at one star out of five.
Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Morgan City runs 88 certified beds as a for-profit corporation, and the staffing numbers are the first thing to look at: 3.34 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 13% under the national average, with weekend coverage dropping about 20% below its own weekday levels. Turnover sits at 50.7%, above the 45.8% national figure, which matters when aides and nurses are the people actually in the building. The inspection record is heavier than you'd want, 33 deficiencies, including two at harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse, plus $109,359 in fines. The most recent inspection was August 2025, so the picture is fairly current, not stale.
Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Franklin runs lean on nursing hours: 3.08 per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends drop roughly 15% below its own weekday level. That staffing pattern earned a 1 out of 5 from CMS, and the inspection record backs it up, 31 deficiencies, three of them at harm or jeopardy level, six tied to abuse, plus a $176,962 fine. Turnover sits at 46.2%, essentially matching the national rate, so the problem isn't churn so much as how few hands are scheduled. The last inspection was January 7, 2026, recent enough that the findings reflect current conditions, not an old file.