Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Morgan City: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Morgan City is a 88-bed for-profit nursing home in Morgan City, Louisiana, part of Legacy Nursing & Rehabilitation. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.79 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 21% below the Louisiana average of 2.27, and 50.7% nursing staff turnover (Louisiana average 47.6%).
Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Morgan City
740 Justa StreetMorgan City, LA 70380
St. Mary County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Morgan City, nurse aides logged 1.79 hours per resident per day, 21% below the Louisiana average. With about 81 residents a day, that works out to roughly 144 aide hours a day, or about 18 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 20% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Louisiana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.79 | 2.27 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.30 | 1.15 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.25 | 0.30 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.34 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.67 | 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
50.7% of nursing staff at Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Morgan City left over the year CMS measured, against a Louisiana average of 47.6% and a US average of 45.8%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 7, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (Louisiana average 6.7). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $109,359 and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2025 | Fine | $11,364 |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Payment Denial | 6 days from Sep 9, 2025 |
| Aug 22, 2024 | Fine | $97,995 |
| Aug 22, 2024 | Payment Denial | 6 days from Sep 20, 2024 |
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. Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Morgan City holds 1 of 5 overall; the Louisiana average is 2.5.
About Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Morgan City
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Legacy Nursing & Rehabilitation, 9 homes
- Legal name: Morgan City Opco, L.L.C.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 1, 1996
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Morgan City
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Patterson Healthcare Center Patterson | 8.1 | 121 | 1.97 | 3.45 | 33.3% | 1 | None |
| Chateau Napoleon Caring, LLC Napoleonville | 19.9 | 120 | 2.07 | 3.16 | 50.0% | 1 | None |
| Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Lafourche Thibodaux | 21.5 | 72 | 1.94 | 3.50 | 50.6% | 2 | $24,501 |
| Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Franklin Franklin | 21.5 | 152 | 1.81 | 3.08 | 46.2% | 1 | $176,962 |
| Audubon Health and Rehab Thibodaux | 22.9 | 172 | 2.29 | 3.74 | 21.7% | 4 | None |
| Thibodaux Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Thibodaux | 24.3 | 78 | 1.91 | 3.46 | 17.7% | 4 | None |
| Heritage Manor of Houma Houma | 24.6 | 120 | 2.10 | 3.37 | 46.2% | 3 | None |
| Chateau Terrebonne Health Care Center Houma | 26.8 | 197 | 1.97 | 3.34 | 26.6% | 5 | 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.