The nursing home failed to honor a resident’s right to manage their own money and financial affairs. Cited August 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
View the original federal record
F-Tag 567 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: F
Nursing home report
GUEYDAN MEMORIAL GUEST HOME
GUEYDAN, LA · Medicare-certified · 66 beds
In good standing
Government-run
3 of 5 overall
Gueydan Memorial Guest Home has an overall 3-star rating, with 3-star health inspection and staffing ratings but a lower 2-star quality measures rating. It reports 3.19 nurse staffing hours per resident per day, below the 4.1 federal benchmark, with $0 in fines over the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.19 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: August 27, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.19.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.26
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.88
- Nurse aides
- 2.05
- Weekend nursing
- 2.63
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 26%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
34.2%26.3%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
2%10%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.6%4.6%No change
Residents with a urinary tract infection
10.4%10.9%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
4.4%2.5%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
24.4%25%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
21.9%12.1%Improving
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
37%38.6%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
1.9%0%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
24.2%20.7%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%0%No change
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—94.5%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
—100%—
What the inspectors found
The home failed to ensure residents had reasonable access to and privacy when using communication methods. Cited August 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
View the original federal record
F-Tag 576 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: F
The home failed to protect residents’ right to complain without fear and did not ensure grievances were handled promptly. Cited August 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
View the original federal record
F-Tag 585 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: F
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited August 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
View the original federal record
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to make sure each resident got an accurate assessment of their needs and condition. Cited August 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
View the original federal record
F-Tag 641 — 42 CFR §483.20(g) — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
See what inspectors found
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 11 health deficiencies.
See what inspectors found
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.
See what inspectors found
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - Hospital district
- Occupancy
- 52.1 residents on an average day (79% of 66 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 28 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.