Chateau St. James Rehab and Retirement: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Chateau St. James Rehab and Retirement is a 116-bed for-profit nursing home in Lutcher, Louisiana, part of Priority Management. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.69 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 25% below the Louisiana average of 2.27.
Chateau St. James Rehab and Retirement
1980 Jefferson HwyLutcher, LA 70071
St. James County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Chateau St. James Rehab and Retirement, nurse aides logged 1.69 hours per resident per day, 25% below the Louisiana average. With about 73 residents a day, that works out to roughly 123 aide hours a day, or about 15 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 19% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Louisiana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.69 | 2.27 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.38 | 1.15 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.37 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.71 | 3.18 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Chateau St. James Rehab and Retirement in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 10, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (Louisiana average 6.7). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Chateau St. James Rehab and Retirement holds 3 of 5 overall; the Louisiana average is 2.5.
About Chateau St. James Rehab and Retirement
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Priority Management, 38 homes
- Legal name: Riverlands Home Group LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Chateau St. James Rehab and Retirement
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Southeast Louisiana War Veterans Home Reserve | 7.6 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 | None |
| Twin Oaks Nursing Home Laplace | 11.9 | 148 | 1.59 | 3.23 | 45.3% | 1 | None |
| Thibodaux Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Thibodaux | 18.1 | 78 | 1.91 | 3.46 | 17.7% | 4 | None |
| Chateau D'Ville Rehab and Retirement Donaldsonville | 18.6 | 141 | 2.04 | 3.36 | 21.7% | 5 | $15,307 |
| Audubon Health and Rehab Thibodaux | 19.1 | 172 | 2.29 | 3.74 | 21.7% | 4 | None |
| Ormond Nursing & Care Center Destrehan | 19.3 | 146 | 2.05 | 3.28 | 47.1% | 5 | None |
| Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Lafourche Thibodaux | 19.3 | 72 | 1.94 | 3.50 | 50.6% | 2 | $24,501 |
| Luling Living Center Luling · SFF candidate | 20.7 | 117 | 2.10 | 3.65 | — | 1 | $25,002 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.