Avoyelles County, Louisiana
County inventory for Avoyelles County, Louisiana is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. Home-health agency signature
4 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Avoyelles County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 8 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Louisiana medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet LA-AVOYELLES-LOUISIANA · Avoyelles, LA
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 8 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 790 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.0★ avg
- HH-SMALL 4 HH
- RANK-HIGH #363/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Sangamon
- AL-MID $5,163/mo
- BOOK-FULL 8/8 NH · 4/4 HH
Photo-finish peer: Sangamon County, IL (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with home-health agency tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Five-Star county average, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What a dense home-health map shows for Avoyelles County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Avoyelles County: 4 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 8 nursing homes and 790 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 2.0/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Louisiana medians: assisted living $5,163/mo, semi-private nursing $7,604/mo, private nursing $8,076/mo, home health aide $4,957/mo, adult day $1,913/mo. Local Avoyelles providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts run softer here (2 at 1★, 4 at 2★, 2 at 3★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (63% of 8 homes). Pair the ladder with inspection notes, staffing, distance, and specialty units before treating any single home as a fit.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Avoyelles, LA
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 3★
- 2 3★
- 3 2★
- 4 2★
- 5 2★
Nursing Homes in Avoyelles County
8 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avoyelles Manor Nursing Home | Dupont | 3/5 | 104 | For profit - Corporation |
| Bayou Chateau Nursing Ctr | Simmesport | 3/5 | 104 | For profit - Corporation |
| Bayou Vista Nursing and Rehab Center | Bunkie | 2/5 | 92 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Hessmer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Hessmer | 2/5 | 92 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Oak Haven Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | Center Point | 2/5 | 104 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Riviere de Soleil Community Care Center | Mansura | 2/5 | 130 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Colonial Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Marksville | 1/5 | 64 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Valley View Health Care Facility | Marksville | 1/5 | 100 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Avoyelles County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Bunkie Homecare | Bunkie | 4.5 |
| Elara Caring | Marksville | 4.0 |
| Serenity Homecare, LLC | Marksville | N/A |
| Stat Home Health Innovative | Bunkie | N/A |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Avoyelles County, LA, both outside LA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Louisiana overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (8 here).
Continue on the Louisiana elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Louisiana state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Avoyelles County.