OAK WOODS HOME FOR THE ELDERLY — Nursing Home in MER ROUGE, LA
CMS Five-Star Rating
Based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures
Facility Overview
| Certified Beds | 119 |
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| Average Residents/Day | 51.9 |
| CMS Certification Number | 195598 |
Staffing Levels
Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD)
| Total Nurse Staffing | 4.53 HPRD |
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| RN Staffing | 0.39 HPRD |
Health Inspection Findings & Deficiencies
OAK WOODS HOME FOR THE ELDERLY had 13 health inspection deficiencies on its most recent inspection (February 4, 2025).
Inspection Findings — February 4, 2025
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Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. (Level D)Corrected — March 31, 2025
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Level D)Corrected — March 31, 2025
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Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. (Level E)Corrected — March 31, 2025
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Level E)Corrected — March 31, 2025
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Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail. (Level E)Corrected — March 31, 2025
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Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. (Level E)Corrected — March 31, 2025
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Post nurse staffing information every day. (Level E)Corrected — March 31, 2025
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Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. (Level E)Corrected — March 31, 2025
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Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. (Level E)Corrected — March 31, 2025
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Level E)Corrected — March 31, 2025
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Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data. (Level F)Corrected — March 31, 2025
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Level E)Corrected — March 31, 2025
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Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. (Level E)Corrected — March 31, 2025
Oak Woods Home for the Elderly is a 119-bed nursing home in Mer Rouge, Louisiana. It holds a 1-star CMS overall rating. Total nurse staffing is 4.5 hours per resident day, above the Louisiana average of 3.8. Its most recent inspection, in February 2025, cited 13 deficiencies, none of them severe.
This facility reports stronger-than-average nurse staffing, which can help with daily care needs. However, the recent inspection cited multiple care-planning and safety-related issues, so ask what specific steps the facility has taken to correct those assessment and safety problems and to prevent them from recurring.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is OAK WOODS HOME FOR THE ELDERLY Medicare and Medicaid certified?
OAK WOODS HOME FOR THE ELDERLY is Medicare certified and Medicaid certified according to CMS data.
What is OAK WOODS HOME FOR THE ELDERLY's CMS star rating?
OAK WOODS HOME FOR THE ELDERLY has an overall CMS rating of 1 out of 5 stars.
How is staffing at OAK WOODS HOME FOR THE ELDERLY?
OAK WOODS HOME FOR THE ELDERLY reports 4.53233 total nurse hours per resident day.
Has OAK WOODS HOME FOR THE ELDERLY had health inspection deficiencies?
On its most recent inspection, OAK WOODS HOME FOR THE ELDERLY had 13 total deficiencies, including 0 classified as severe.
How many beds does OAK WOODS HOME FOR THE ELDERLY have?
OAK WOODS HOME FOR THE ELDERLY has 119 certified beds.
Nearby Nursing Homes
- LEGRAND HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER — 2/5 — 4.8 mi
- CHERRY RIDGE — 4/5 — 5.1 mi
- LAGNIAPPE HEALTHCARE — 4/5 — 5.4 mi
Data Source
This information is sourced from official CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) public datasets.
CMS Provider Information updated May 1, 2026.
CMS Survey Summary updated May 1, 2026.
CMS Health Deficiencies updated May 1, 2026.
CareQED last updated June 22, 2026.