Nursing homes across Avoyelles County, Louisiana, graded on the federal inspection
record, nurse staffing and staff turnover. County rank is shown on each home's profile.
Riviere De Soleil runs 4.54 nurse hours per resident per day, about 18% above the national average, and that staffing shows up in its four-star staffing and quality ratings. Turnover sits at 44.3%, slightly better than the national 45.8%, though weekend coverage drops roughly 15% below its own weekday level, worth asking about if your family visits Saturdays or Sundays. The record isn't clean: 24 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and one abuse-related, with a three-star inspection rating. That mix of strong daily staffing and a serious citation on file is what a B grade reflects here.
Bayou Chateau runs 4.19 nurse hours per resident day, about 9% above the national average, and turnover at 43.4% is slightly better than the 45.8% norm. Those are real strengths, and they're why a home with 15 deficiencies and zero harm-level findings can still land respectably. The catch is the weekend drop: staffing falls roughly 18% below weekday levels, so care depends heavily on when you visit. The one-star quality measure rating also suggests the clinical outcomes CMS tracks aren't keeping pace with the hours being paid for. State inspectors were last in on September 17, 2025, and the for-profit corporate owner runs a 104-bed building in a small Avoyelles Parish town.
Hessmer Nursing and Rehabilitation runs 92 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its inspection record is the strongest part of the picture, a five-star health inspection rating with only 10 deficiencies on file, none of them causing harm or jeopardy. Two abuse-related citations are still worth asking about directly. Staffing sits at 3.60 nurse hours per resident day, about 7% under the national average, and weekends run roughly 12% thinner than weekdays, so coverage dips when families tend to visit. The genuinely unusual number is turnover: 19.4% against a national average near 46%, meaning aides and nurses here tend to stay. Quality measure scores land at one star, which is where the gap between the building's inspection performance and its clinical outcomes shows up.
Bayou Vista's inspection history looks decent on paper, a recent survey in August 2025 and a four-star health inspection rating. But twenty deficiencies on the current record, including two at the harm level and two tied to abuse, tell a more complicated story than that star suggests. The bigger issue is staffing: one star, the lowest CMS gives, and with 92 beds to cover, that shortfall affects daily care more than any inspection score. Quality measures sit at two stars, and the home has paid $16,267 across two fines. For-profit ownership under an LLC means margins matter here, and the numbers suggest where they're being protected. Ask about direct-care hours per resident before you decide.
Colonial Nursing and Rehabilitation Center runs 64 beds in Marksville under for-profit LLC ownership, and the numbers show a building stretched thin. Nurse staffing sits at 3.50 hours per resident day, about 9% under the national average, and weekends drop roughly 15% below what the home manages on weekdays, so coverage is thinnest exactly when families tend to visit. Staff turnover hits 51.7% against a national 45.8%, meaning more than half the nursing workforce leaves each year. The inspection record carries 21 deficiencies, including two at harm or jeopardy level and five tied to abuse, with $21,752 in fines and a survey as recent as May 2025. All three CMS star ratings, health inspections, quality measures, and staffing, sit at 2 out of 5.
Valley View runs lean on nursing hours, 3.45 per resident per day, roughly 11% under the national average, and weekends get thinner still, dropping about 13% below its own weekday coverage. That staffing pattern shows up in the federal stars too, where the home earns 2 out of 5 for staffing and just 1 out of 5 on quality measures. Its inspection record carries 16 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and five tied to abuse, with a single $37,310 fine. Turnover is the one bright spot: 34.8% against a national 45.8%. The last inspection was January 2026. The limited liability, for-profit owner keeps the financial risk at arm's length.
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.
Oak Haven runs 104 beds in Center Point, under corporate for-profit ownership, and its staffing sits right at the national average of 3.86 nurse hours per resident day, but weekends drop about 14% below what the home itself staffs on weekdays, so coverage thins out when families tend to visit. The bigger concern is the inspection record: 37 deficiencies, five of them serious enough to put residents at risk of harm, and three fines totaling $44,606. Turnover runs 46.8%, slightly above the national figure. The quality measure stars look good on paper, but that score reflects resident assessments, not the state surveyor findings that landed five citations at the harm level.