Kaplan Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Kaplan Healthcare Center is a 113-bed for-profit nursing home in Kaplan, Louisiana, part of Nexion Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.82 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 20% below the Louisiana average of 2.27, and 47.7% nursing staff turnover (Louisiana average 47.6%).
Kaplan Healthcare Center
1300 W. Eighth StreetKaplan, LA 70548
Vermilion 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 Kaplan Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 1.82 hours per resident per day, 20% below the Louisiana average. With about 73 residents a day, that works out to roughly 132 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Louisiana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.82 | 2.27 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.19 | 1.15 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.28 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.87 | 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
47.7% of nursing staff at Kaplan Healthcare Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Louisiana average of 47.6% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 60.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 3, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 13 health deficiencies (Louisiana average 6.7). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $34,508 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2024 | Fine | $17,254 |
| Nov 6, 2024 | Fine | $17,254 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Kaplan Healthcare Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Louisiana average is 2.5.
About Kaplan Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Nexion Health, 51 homes
- Legal name: Nexion Health at Kaplan, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1995
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Kaplan Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Vermilion Health Care Center Kaplan | 5.0 | 120 | 2.38 | 3.54 | 43.8% | 4 | None |
| Eastridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Abbeville | 11.3 | 50 | 2.32 | 3.57 | 63.6% | 3 | None |
| Pelican Pointe Healthcare and Rehabilitation Maurice | 12.4 | 120 | 2.30 | 3.74 | 61.7% | 4 | None |
| Maison du Monde Living Center Abbeville | 12.4 | 128 | 2.66 | 3.71 | 58.7% | 2 | $5,600 |
| Gueydan Memorial Guest Home Gueydan | 13.0 | 66 | 2.01 | 3.13 | 31.0% | 3 | None |
| The Ellington Rayne | 15.1 | 120 | 2.81 | 4.13 | 38.7% | 2 | $29,007 |
| Southwind Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Crowley | 15.3 | 112 | 2.38 | 3.73 | 39.4% | 3 | None |
| Landmark of Rayne Rayne | 15.6 | 130 | 2.52 | 3.98 | 70.5% | 3 | None |
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.