Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
River Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center LLC
3612 Baker Blvd, Baker, LA · (225) 778-0573
- Cited for abuse (CMS abuse icon)
- Certified beds
- 132
- Residents per day
- 129
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Central Management Company
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- June 23, 2002
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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
★★★★★+1 star
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★3 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
This home carries CMS's abuse icon, which caps its inspection rating at 2 stars and so its overall rating at 4.
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Where it sits among Louisiana homes
River Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center LLC carries 50 inspection points. That is fewer than 45% 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
19 health citations on record since 2024. 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.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (2)
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G
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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G
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Assessment and Care Planning6E
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- E
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D
Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Infection Control3F
- F
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation3D
- D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Nutrition and Dietary2E
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration.
Resident Rights2D
- D
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Pharmacy Service1E
- 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.
Inspection history
2026-07-08
5 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (3 deficiencies)
2025-07-17
7 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (3 deficiencies)
2024-08-21
7 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (3 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 47 min of nursing staff time a day, 13 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 47 min
Louisiana average
3 h 49 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 41% of nursing staff and 17% 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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Fines and payment denials
$17,388 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-12 | Fine | $9,110 |
| 2025-03-05 | Fine | $8,278 |
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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 days1.1 pts better | 1.3 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days1.8 pts better | 0.8 | 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 injury2.7 pts better | 0.8% | 3.5% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms2 pts better | 0.4% | 2.4% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.5 pts better | 4.8% | 5.3% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication7.1 pts worse | 30.4% | 23.3% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication1 pts better | 21.8% | 22.8% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.2 pts better | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened5.4 pts better | 9.7% | 15.1% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased1.5 pts better | 15.0% | 16.5% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.8 pts better | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.9 pts better | 0.0% | 1.9% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence10.8 pts better | 4.1% | 14.9% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers4.4 pts better | 1.1% | 5.5% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine12.1 pts better | 98.5% | 86.4% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine12.7 pts better | 90.5% | 77.8% | 80.1% |
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Who owns and runs it
17 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kisatchie Corporation | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 55% | 21 facilities |
| Kisatchie Industries LLC | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 45% | 3 facilities |
| Teddy R & Susan R Burnum Price Inv Tr Fbo Jacqueline E Price Et Al | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 45% | 3 facilities |
| Bolwahnn, Sheila | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 22 facilities |
| Cantrell, Jeffrey Lee | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 22 facilities |
| Central Management Company, LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 22 facilities |
| Central Management Company, LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 22 facilities |
| Hancock Whitney Bank | 5% Or Greater Mortgage Interest · Organization | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Kisatchie Corporation | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 21 facilities |
| Kisatchie Industries LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Napuin, Brock | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Price, Teddy | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 23 facilities |
| Price, Teddy | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 23 facilities |
| Price, Teddy | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 23 facilities |
| Rogers, Dawn | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 22 facilities |
| Shelton, James | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 23 facilities |
| Teddy R & Susan R Burnum Price Inv Tr Fbo Jacqueline E Price Et Al | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 3 facilities |
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Fire safety
1 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke1D
- D
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
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