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River Oaks Retirement Manor

Nursing home in Lafayette, LA

Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
2500 E. Simcoe Street, Lafayette, LA 70501
Phone
(337) 233-7115
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
195502
Overall star rating
1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
2 of 5
Staffing rating
3 of 5
Quality measures rating
1 of 5
Certified beds
100
Average residents per day
71
Ownership
For-profit, partnership
Legal business name
Oakwood of Acadiana, LLC
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Sep 27, 1999
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 195502. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Dec 10, 2025. CMS lists 19 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Aug 22, 2023 to Dec 10, 2025): 5 from complaint inspections, 3 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 2 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Dec 10, 2025Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 10, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 10, 2025Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Sep 18, 2024Honor 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
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 18, 2024Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Resident Rights
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 18, 2024Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 18, 2024Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Resident Rights
F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Aug 8, 2024Try 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…
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection
K
Immediate jeopardy, pattern
Aug 8, 2024Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Administration · complaint inspection
K
Immediate jeopardy, pattern
Aug 22, 2023Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Resident Rights
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 22, 2023Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 22, 2023Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 19. 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 Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 2 fines totalling $99,451 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

Aug 8, 2024Fine: $89,681
Aug 22, 2023Fine: $9,770
Aug 22, 2023Payment denial for 14 days from Sep 15, 2023

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

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
4.52 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.21 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
3.09 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.94 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
55%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

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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