INSPIRED HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT

Nurse hours

3.72 /day

Staff turnover

41%

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Riverbend runs 120 beds in Belle Chasse under corporate ownership, and the staffing picture is mixed. Nurses provide 3.72 hours per resident day, about 4% under the national average, and weekends dip roughly 10% below its own weekday levels, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Turnover sits at 41.1%, better than the 45.8% national figure, which matters for consistency of care. On inspections, the home scores well: a 4-out-of-5 star rating and a recent September 2025 visit, with 31 deficiencies on record but none at the harm level. One is abuse-related, which is worth asking about directly. The quality measure rating of 1 out of 5 is the outlier here, the clinical data doesn't match the strong inspection showing.

Nurse hours

3.39 /day

Staff turnover

43%

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Lacombe Nursing Centre runs about 3.39 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 12% under the national average, and weekends drop another 13% below its own weekday staffing. That thinner weekend coverage matters because the quality measure rating sits at 1 out of 5 and staffing at 2 out of 5, even though turnover at 43.2% is slightly better than the 45.8% national figure. The current record shows 26 deficiencies, two tied to abuse, though none reached harm or jeopardy level, and the last inspection was recent, in July 2025. A for-profit limited liability company operates the 98-bed home.

Nurse hours

3.53 /day

Staff turnover

40%

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Metairie Health Care Center runs 202 beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its staffing sits about 9% under the national average at 3.53 nurse hours per resident day. That shortfall gets worse on weekends, when coverage drops roughly 13% below the home's own weekday level, meaning the thinnest shifts land exactly when families tend to visit. Turnover at 39.5% is actually better than the 45.8% national figure, so the problem isn't retention so much as how few hands are scheduled. What stands out most is the inspection record: 38 deficiencies, including 3 at harm or jeopardy level and 4 abuse-related, with $132,895 in fines across two penalties. The most recent inspection was December 17, 2025.

Nurse hours

3.55 /day

Staff turnover

55%

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Pontchartrain Health Care Center is a 182-bed for-profit home in Mandeville, and the numbers are hard to dress up. Nurse staffing sits at 3.55 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and it gets thinner on weekends, dropping about 17% below the home's own weekday level, so the coverage your relative gets on a Saturday is lighter than what the home itself staffs Monday through Friday. Staff turnover is 54.7%, meaning more than half the nursing workforce turns over in a year, well above the 45.8% national figure. The current record carries 45 deficiencies, three at harm or jeopardy level, one abuse-related, plus a $105,898 fine, and CMS has placed the home in its Special Focus Facility program.

Nurse hours

3.23 /day

Staff turnover

45%

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Twin Oaks runs lean on nursing staff, 3.23 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends drop about 13% below its own weekday coverage. That kind of dip matters, because fewer nurses on Saturday and Sunday is when problems tend to go unnoticed. The inspection record is heavier than most: 42 deficiencies, including 12 flagged as abuse-related, though none rose to the level of actual harm or jeopardy. Staff turnover sits at 45.3%, almost exactly the national figure, so retention isn't the issue here, the numbers suggest the home simply isn't staffing at the level its 148 residents need, and its recent August 2025 inspection kept the health rating at 2 out of 5.

Nurse hours

3.48 /day

Staff turnover

45%

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Waldon Health Care Center runs 205 certified beds in Kenner under corporate for-profit ownership, and its staffing sits about 10% under the national average, roughly 3.48 nurse hours per resident day against 3.86, with weekends running another 8% thinner than its own weekdays. Turnover is 45.1%, essentially level with the national figure, so that's not where the problem lies. What stands out is the record: 38 deficiencies, four of them serious enough to put residents in harm's way, four tied to abuse, and $120,279 in fines across two penalties. Both CMS ratings for health inspections and quality measures sit at the bottom of the scale. The most recent inspection was January 14, 2026, so the picture is current, not stale.