Louisiana Nursing Home Rankings & Safety Report

zReports Research Institute · Updated August 2026

Bythe zReports Healthcare Research Team · zReports Research Institute Data sourcezReports Consumer Intelligence Database™ v2026.08 Facilities analyzed266 Government sourcesthe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Last updatedAugust 2026 MethodologyConsumer Z Score™ · Database v2026.08

Louisiana has 266 active licensed nursing homes on the state's public file. zReports analyzed CMS Nursing Home Compare data to produce a records layer grade for every one, the government's own verdicts, mapped through one fixed rule. No facility can pay to change a score, and the grade is free.

Key findings

266active licensed nursing homes across 119 Louisiana cities appear on the state's public file.
45.1%hold an A or B records layer grade, while 89 carry a D or F.
66.9is the statewide average records layer score across all graded nursing homes.
New Orleansis the highest-scoring larger city (11 facilities, average score 67.2).
Baton Rougehas the most licensed nursing homes in the state (22).
32,316is the combined licensed capacity across 266 facilities reporting a capacity figure.

Key statistics

StatisticValue
Active licensed nursing homes266
Cities covered119
Statewide average records layer score66.9
Grade A facilities64 (24.1%)
Grade B facilities56 (21.1%)
Grade C facilities57 (21.4%)
Grade D facilities74 (27.8%)
Grade F facilities15 (5.6%)
Facilities with a clean record (no deficiencies on file)266 (100%)
Serious (high severity) findings on the record0
Moderate findings on the record0
Combined licensed capacity32,316

By city

Baton Rouge (22)Shreveport (21)New Orleans (11)Bossier City (9)Lafayette (8)Monroe (7)Lake Charles (7)Alexandria (5)Houma (4)Metairie (4)New Iberia (4)Pineville (4)Hammond (4)Slidell (3)Natchitoches (3)Thibodaux (3)Covington (3)Jennings (3)Opelousas (3)West Monroe (3)Ruston (3)Bastrop (3)Jackson (2)Jefferson (2)Kenner (2)Marrero (2)Winnsboro (2)Mandeville (2)Minden (2)Many (2)Kaplan (2)Franklinton (2)Gonzales (2)Plaquemine (2)Arcadia (2)Zachary (2)Rayville (2)Oak Grove (2)Jena (2)Winnfield (2)Crowley (2)Sulphur (2)Farmerville (2)Marksville (2)New Roads (2)Jonesboro (2)Rayne (2)Denham Springs (2)Wisner (2)Deridder (2)Mansfield (2)Homer (2)Eunice (2)Abbeville (2)Destrehan (1)Pollock (1)Slaughter (1)Columbia (1)Laplace (1)Lutcher (1)Gretna (1)Breaux Bridge (1)Vivian (1)Maurice (1)Lacombe (1)Amite (1)Springhill (1)Harahan (1)Arnaudville (1)Morgan City (1)Franklin (1)Delhi (1)Bernice (1)Ringgold (1)Rosepine (1)Patterson (1)Colfax (1)Tallulah (1)Gueydan (1)Jonesville (1)Belle Chasse (1)Leesville (1)Saint Martinville (1)Mansura (1)Donaldsonville (1)Kinder (1)Napoleonville (1)Oberlin (1)Ville Platte (1)Saint Francisville (1)Ferriday (1)Haynesville (1)Welsh (1)Dequincy (1)Ponchatoula (1)Simmesport (1)Palmetto (1)Hessmer (1)Baker (1)Coushatta (1)Church Point (1)Jeanerette (1)Center Point (1)Pine Prairie (1)Carencro (1)Dupont (1)Basile (1)Lockport (1)Oakdale (1)Lake Providence (1)Broussard (1)Mer Rouge (1)Port Allen (1)Bunkie (1)Greensburg (1)Mamou (1)Bogalusa (1)Reserve (1)Luling (1)

Statewide top 25

#1 Baton Rouge Gen Med Ctr, Snf Baton Rouge · A

#2 Terrebonne General Med Ctr Snf Houma · A

#3 East Jefferson General Hospital - Snf Metairie · A

#4 The Oaks Of Houma Houma · A

#5 Ormond Nursing & Care Center Destrehan · A

#6 Greenbriar Community Care Center Slidell · A

#7 Pelican Pointe Healthcare And Rehabilitation Maurice · A

#8 Old Brownlee Community Care Center Bossier City · A

#9 Christwood Covington · A

#10 Vermilion Health Care Center Kaplan · A

#11 Heritage Manor Of Stratmore Nursing & Rehab Ctr Shreveport · A

#12 Ponchatoula Community Care Center Ponchatoula · A

#13 St Anthony Community Care Center Metairie · A

#14 Old Jefferson Community Care Center Baton Rouge · A

#15 Prairie Manor Nursing Home Pine Prairie · A

#16 Chateau Terrebonne Health Care Center Houma · A

#17 The Lodge At Lane Zachary · A

#18 Sage Rehabilitation Hospital Snf Baton Rouge · A

#19 Southeast Louisiana War Veterans Home Reserve · A

#20 Louisiana War Veterans Home Jackson · A

#21 John J Hainkel Jr Home And Rehabilitation Center New Orleans · A

#22 Cornerstone Post Acute Care Of Bossier Bossier City · A

#23 Ochsner Medical Center Skilled Nursing Facility Jefferson · A

#24 Lasalle Nursing Home Jena · A

#25 Chateau D'Ville Rehab And Retirement Donaldsonville · A

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Methodology

The free grade on this page contains zero zReports judgment: it maps the state's own published licensing and enforcement verdicts through one fixed rule, applied identically to every nursing home in America. Where the record and public reputation diverge, a highly reviewed facility with serious findings on file, the paid Consumer Intelligence Report™ surfaces it through the composite Consumer Z Score™ and our published ten point methodology. Facilities are never contacted and cannot pay to change a score. Read the full methodology →

About nursing home licensing in Louisiana

Nursing Homes in Louisiana are overseen by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), whose certification, inspection, and quality-reporting data is published on the public record. This page is computed from CMS Nursing Home Compare data, the government’s own filings, not reviews or advertising.

Frequently asked questions

How many nursing homes are there in Louisiana?

Louisiana has 266 active licensed nursing homes on the state's public file, across 119 cities, with a combined licensed capacity of 32,316. Every one has a free records layer grade on zReports.

Which Louisiana city has the most nursing homes?

Baton Rouge, with 22 licensed nursing homes, followed by Shreveport (21) and New Orleans (11).

How are Louisiana nursing home grades calculated?

The free records layer grade contains zero zReports judgment. It maps the government's own published verdicts, CMS Nursing Home Compare data, through one fixed rule, applied identically to every nursing home in the country. The paid Consumer Intelligence Report™ adds the composite Consumer Z Score™, which audits the record against public reputation through our published ten point methodology.

Why can a facility with 5-star reviews have a low grade?

Reviews and records are different surfaces. Reviews reflect what visitors chose to write, and can be managed by the business. Inspection and enforcement records are filed by the state, are mandatory, and cannot be edited by the facility. When the two diverge, the record is the surface worth checking. That divergence is exactly what zReports was built to surface.

How often are these rankings updated?

Rankings refresh whenever Louisiana republishes its licensing data; facility pages carry the records-verified date for each provider. This page was generated from the current file as of August 2026.

Can a facility pay to change its score?

No. Facilities are never contacted, never notified, and cannot pay to be listed, delisted, or re-scored. zReports has no business relationship with any facility it grades, independence is the product.

Data Provenance

This report was generated from the zReports Consumer Records Database™, a continuously updated database that normalizes official government licensing, inspection, enforcement, ownership, and safety records across multiple federal and state agencies. Every statistic in this report is traceable to its originating public record. Facilities cannot pay to alter scores, rankings, or findings.

Data source: zReports Consumer Intelligence Database™ v2026.08 · Built from: CMS Provider Data Catalog · HHS OIG Exclusions List (LEIE) · Public consumer review signals (audited, never trusted, in the composite Consumer Z Score™) · Proprietary Consumer Z Score™ methodology · Updated: August 2026

Cite this report

APA, zReports Research Institute. (2026). Louisiana Nursing Home Rankings & Safety Report (v2026.08). zReports.org. https://zreports.org/rankings/nursing/la

MLA, zReports Research Institute. “Louisiana Nursing Home Rankings & Safety Report.” zReports.org, v2026.08, August 2026, zreports.org/rankings/nursing/la.

Plain, Louisiana Nursing Home Rankings & Safety Report, zReports Research Institute, v2026.08, updated August 2026, zreports.org/rankings/nursing/la

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