Nursing home report
LAFAYETTE, LA · Medicare-certified · 100 beds
River Oaks Retirement Manor in Lafayette, LA has a 1-star overall rating, with 2 stars for health inspections, 3 stars for staffing, and 1 star for quality measures. It reports 4.52 nurse hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, but it also has $89,681 in fines in the last 24 months and a recent federal penalty.
Health inspections
Staffing
4.524 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.524.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to assess bed rail safety, review the risks and benefits, get informed consent, or properly install and maintain the rail. Cited August 2024 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 700 — 42 CFR §483.25(n) — S/S: K
The home failed to run its operations effectively and efficiently using its available resources. Cited August 2024 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 835 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: K
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited August 2023 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: G
The nursing home failed to make survey results easy for residents to see and to help them contact advocate agencies. Cited September 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 577 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited December 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
A federal fine of $89,681 was recorded.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
On record with Medicare: 2 fines · $99,451 in total fines · 1 payment denial.
Federal fine
Aug 8, 2024
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Aug 22, 2023
Federal fine
Aug 22, 2023
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.
