Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Onyx Care of Ringgold
2501 Kenneth Street, Ringgold, LA · (318) 894-9181
- Certified beds
- 112
- Residents per day
- 94
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- April 1, 1997
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How this home got 3 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Louisiana.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
Not ratednot rated
CMS did not rate quality measures here, so they do not move the star.
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Overall
★★★★★3 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Louisiana homes
Onyx Care of Ringgold carries 36 inspection points. That is fewer than 62% of Louisiana's 264 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Louisiana: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–15 pts
- 4★ 15–33 pts
- 3★ 33–53 pts
- 2★ 53–88.75 pts
- 1★ over 88.75 pts
Bars show every rated home in Louisiana by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
17 health citations on record since 2023. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Assessment and Care Planning4E
- E
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- E
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- E
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Rights4E
- D
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
- E
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- E
Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.
- D
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Quality of Life and Care3E
- E
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- E
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Pharmacy Service3E
- D
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- E
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- E
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1D
- D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Nutrition and Dietary1E
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Environmental1E
- E
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Inspection history
2025-07-02
5 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (2 deficiencies)
2024-06-13
4 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (2 deficiencies)
2023-05-17
8 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (2 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 19 min of nursing staff time a day, 5 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 19 min
Louisiana average
3 h 49 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 26% of nursing staff and 0% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.5 pts better | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days1.9 pts better | 0.7 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine6.2 pts better | 100.0% | 93.8% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine4 pts better | 100.0% | 96.0% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.6 pts better | 1.9% | 3.5% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms2.1 pts better | 0.3% | 2.4% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight5.3 pts better | 0.0% | 5.3% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication4 pts better | 19.3% | 23.3% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained4.4 pts worse | 4.6% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened3.5 pts better | 11.6% | 15.1% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased2.3 pts worse | 18.8% | 16.5% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder1 pts better | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.1 pts worse | 2.0% | 1.9% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence7.5 pts better | 7.4% | 14.9% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers1.7 pts better | 3.8% | 5.5% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine11.1 pts better | 97.5% | 86.4% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit11.2 pts better | 3.2% | 14.4% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission15.2 pts better | 13.1% | 28.3% | 23.4% |
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Fire safety
3 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke2E
- E
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
- D
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Egress1E
- E
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
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