Tri-Community Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Tri-Community Nursing Center is a 108-bed for-profit nursing home in Palmetto, Louisiana. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.10 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the Louisiana average of 2.27, and 38.5% nursing staff turnover (Louisiana average 47.6%).
Tri-Community Nursing Center
7014 Hwy 71Palmetto, LA 71358
St. Landry 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 Tri-Community Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 2.10 hours per resident per day, 8% below the Louisiana average. With about 49 residents a day, that works out to roughly 102 aide hours a day, or about 13 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 23% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Louisiana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.10 | 2.27 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.20 | 1.15 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.57 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.76 | 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
38.5% of nursing staff at Tri-Community Nursing Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Louisiana average of 47.6% and a US average of 45.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
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 7 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. Tri-Community Nursing Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Louisiana average is 2.5.
About Tri-Community Nursing Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Peace Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 19, 2002
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Tri-Community Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Our Lady of Prompt Succor Nursing Facility Opelousas | 13.3 | 120 | 2.45 | 3.72 | 26.6% | 4 | None |
| Heritage Manor of Opelousas Opelousas | 14.0 | 109 | 2.33 | 3.72 | 51.3% | 1 | $66,824 |
| Avoyelles Manor Nursing Home Dupont · many days without an RN | 16.2 | 104 | 0.00 | 0.14 | — | 4 | None |
| Senior Village Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Opelousas | 17.2 | 150 | 2.51 | 3.88 | 40.0% | 3 | None |
| J. Michael Morrow Memorial Nursing Home Arnaudville | 19.9 | 175 | 3.19 | 4.50 | 36.8% | 4 | $4,194 |
| Bayou Chateau Nursing Center Simmesport · many days without an RN | 21.3 | 104 | 2.83 | 4.19 | 43.4% | 2 | None |
| Heritage Manor of Ville Platte Ville Platte | 21.3 | 124 | 2.66 | 4.09 | 36.9% | 3 | $11,022 |
| Bayou Vista Nursing and Rehab Center Bunkie · many days without an RN | 22.5 | 92 | — | — | — | 3 | $8,824 |
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.