Oak Woods Home for the Elderly: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Oak Woods Home for the Elderly is a 119-bed nonprofit nursing home in Mer Rouge, Louisiana. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 0.55 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 76% below the Louisiana average of 2.27.
Oak Woods Home for the Elderly
1400 Davenport AvenueMer Rouge, LA 71261
Morehouse 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 Oak Woods Home for the Elderly, nurse aides logged 0.55 hours per resident per day, 76% below the Louisiana average. With about 55 residents a day, that works out to roughly 30 aide hours a day, or about 4 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 30% below the all-days figure.
CMS note: The facility reported a high number of days without a registered nurse on site.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Louisiana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 0.55 | 2.27 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.21 | 1.15 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.04 | 0.30 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 0.80 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 0.57 | 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 Oak Woods Home for the Elderly 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 Mar 25, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 health deficiencies (Louisiana average 6.7). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $18,349 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2026 | Payment Denial | 8 days from Jun 25, 2026 |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Fine | $13,762 |
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. Oak Woods Home for the Elderly holds 1 of 5 overall; the Louisiana average is 2.5.
About Oak Woods Home for the Elderly
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Mer Rouge Community SVC Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 2004
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Oak Woods Home for the Elderly
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Legrand Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Bastrop | 4.8 | 125 | 2.87 | 4.00 | 38.4% | 3 | None |
| Cherry Ridge Bastrop | 5.1 | 110 | 2.20 | 3.50 | 38.7% | 4 | None |
| Lagniappe Healthcare Bastrop | 5.4 | 112 | 2.87 | 4.12 | 37.0% | 4 | None |
| Avalon Place Monroe | 20.8 | 113 | 2.17 | 3.45 | 50.0% | 2 | None |
| Colonial Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Home Rayville | 21.6 | 105 | 2.49 | 3.96 | 53.8% | 1 | $15,019 |
| St Joseph Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Monroe | 22.9 | 130 | 1.65 | 3.13 | 100.0% | 1 | None |
| Ouachita Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Monroe | 23.4 | 167 | 2.02 | 3.33 | 42.2% | 2 | $31,844 |
| Mary Goss Nursing Home Monroe | 24.1 | 91 | 2.06 | 3.34 | 49.0% | 2 | $66,075 |
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.