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Chateau St. James Rehab and Retirement

Nursing home in Lutcher, LA

Medicare & Medicaid certified3★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
1980 Jefferson Hwy, Lutcher, LA 70071
Phone
(225) 869-5725
Listed under
For-profit, No fines or payment denials in 3 years
Medicare CCN
195304
Overall star rating
3 of 5 ★★★☆☆
Health inspection rating
4 of 5
Staffing rating
1 of 5
Quality measures rating
2 of 5
Certified beds
116
Average residents per day
78
Ownership
For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name
Riverlands Home Group LLC
Chain
Priority Management (38 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Dec 1, 1994
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 195304. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-11-07.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Dec 10, 2025. CMS lists 20 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Dec 14, 2023 to Dec 10, 2025): 5 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Dec 10, 2025Ensure 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.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 10, 2025Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Dec 10, 2025Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
May 28, 2025Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 28, 2025Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 8, 2024The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands.
Resident Rights		B
Potential for minimal harm, pattern
Nov 8, 2024Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Resident Rights		B
Potential for minimal harm, pattern
Nov 8, 2024Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services		B
Potential for minimal harm, pattern
Nov 8, 2024Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 8, 2024Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 8, 2024Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Apr 24, 2024Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 20. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Oct 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Oct 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.35 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.28 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
1.74 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
2.73 hours

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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