Onyx Care of Ruston: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Onyx Care of Ruston is a 157-bed for-profit nursing home in Ruston, Louisiana. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.42 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% above the Louisiana average of 2.27, and 52.8% nursing staff turnover (Louisiana average 47.6%).
Onyx Care of Ruston
3720 Hwy 80 EastRuston, LA 71270
Lincoln 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 Onyx Care of Ruston, nurse aides logged 2.42 hours per resident per day, 6% above the Louisiana average. With about 130 residents a day, that works out to roughly 314 aide hours a day, or about 39 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 18% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Louisiana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.42 | 2.27 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.97 | 1.15 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.25 | 0.30 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.63 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.98 | 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
52.8% of nursing staff at Onyx Care of Ruston left over the year CMS measured, against a Louisiana average of 47.6% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 75.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 16, 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 3 fines totaling $36,891 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2025 | Fine | $9,113 |
| Apr 16, 2025 | Fine | $15,733 |
| Oct 19, 2023 | Fine | $12,045 |
| Oct 19, 2023 | Payment Denial | 3 days from Dec 1, 2023 |
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. Onyx Care of Ruston holds 1 of 5 overall; the Louisiana average is 2.5.
About Onyx Care of Ruston
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 14, 2000
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Onyx Care of Ruston
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Princeton Place-Ruston Ruston | 4.2 | 123 | 2.31 | 3.49 | 50.0% | 4 | None |
| Alpine Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Ruston | 14.9 | 144 | 2.14 | 3.15 | 35.6% | 1 | None |
| Arbor Lake Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Farmerville | 19.2 | 150 | 2.29 | 3.41 | 33.3% | 3 | None |
| Onyx Care of Bernice Bernice | 19.6 | 126 | 2.27 | 3.51 | 37.8% | 1 | $9,974 |
| Farmerville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC Farmerville | 19.7 | 117 | 1.80 | 3.06 | 69.5% | 1 | $19,667 |
| Willow Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center,llc Arcadia | 20.4 | 120 | 2.32 | 3.50 | 43.7% | 3 | None |
| Leslie Lakes Retirement Center Arcadia | 20.4 | 150 | 2.16 | 3.20 | 38.2% | 4 | $59,670 |
| Guest House Nursing and Rehabilitation West Monroe | 22.0 | 140 | 2.36 | 3.93 | 64.1% | 1 | 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.