The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited July 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
Bayou Vista Nursing and Rehab Center
BUNKIE, LA · Medicare-certified · 92 beds
Needs attention
For-profit
2 of 5 overall
Bayou Vista Nursing and Rehab Center has a 2-star overall rating, with stronger health inspection results but very low staffing and quality ratings. It reports 3.43 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, and it had $8,824 in fines in the last 24 months plus a recent federal penalty.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.4258 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: August 12, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $8,824recent federal penalty
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.4258.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.24
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.70
- Nurse aides
- 2.49
- Weekend nursing
- 3.27
Hours per resident per day.
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
21%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
4.5%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.8%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
9.4%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
9%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
20.8%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
17.4%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
23.1%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
2%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
6.6%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
98%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
97.5%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
77.3%Steady
What the inspectors found
The home failed to submit complete and accurate staffing information based on verifiable records. Cited May 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 851 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to post its nurse staffing information every day, so families could not easily see daily staffing levels. Cited May 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 732 — 42 CFR §483.35(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited May 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to give residents clear notice about what Medicare or Medicaid would cover and what costs they might have to pay themselves. Cited August 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 582 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- PENALTY
A federal fine of $8,824 was recorded.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 2 fines · $16,267 in total fines.
- $8,824
Federal fine
Jul 31, 2024
- $7,443
Federal fine
Aug 14, 2023
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Occupancy
- 57 residents on an average day (62% of 92 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 21 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.