The home failed to provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. Cited July 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 697 — 42 CFR §483.25(k) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
GOLDEN AGE OF WELSH, LLC
WELSH, LA · Medicare-certified · 114 beds
Needs attention
For-profit
3 of 5 overall
GOLDEN AGE OF WELSH, LLC in WELSH, LA has an overall 3-star rating. Its health inspection rating is 4 stars, staffing is 3 stars with reported nurse staffing below the federal benchmark (3.79 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day), quality measures are 1 star, and it has $43,368 in fines in the last 24 months plus a recent federal penalty.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.7901 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: July 30, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $43,368recent federal penalty
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.7901.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.29
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.04
- Nurse aides
- 2.46
- Weekend nursing
- 3.31
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 46%
Registered nurse turnover: 33%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
11.2%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.6%Steady
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
6.1%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
5.4%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
6%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
23.6%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
22.3%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
30%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.6%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
18.7%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0.3%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
93.8%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99.3%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited July 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited July 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: D
The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited July 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: D
The home failed to properly hold, secure, and manage residents’ personal money kept by the facility. Cited July 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 568 — 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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- PENALTY
A federal payment denial was recorded.
- PENALTY
A federal fine of $43,368 was recorded.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $43,368 in total fines · 1 payment denial.
- 22 days
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Jul 17, 2024
- $43,368
Federal fine
Jul 17, 2024
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Occupancy
- 92.4 residents on an average day (81% of 114 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 25 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.