Rapides County, Louisiana
County inventory for Rapides 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
8 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Rapides County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 9 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Louisiana medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet LA-RAPIDES-LOUISIANA · Rapides, LA
NH-SMALL · BEDS-MID · STAR-WEAK · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 9 homes
- BEDS-MID 1,141 beds
- STAR-WEAK 1.6★ avg
- HH-SMALL 8 HH
- RANK-HIGH #344/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Kalamazoo
- AL-MID $5,163/mo
- BOOK-FULL 9/9 NH · 8/8 HH
Photo-finish peer: Kalamazoo County, MI (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 Rapides County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Rapides County: 8 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 9 nursing homes and 1,141 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 1.6/5 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 Rapides providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts run softer here (4 at 1★, 5 at 2★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (56% of 9 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 Rapides, LA
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 2★
- 2 2★
- 3 2★
- 4 2★
- 5 2★
Nursing Homes in Rapides County
9 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington House | Alexandria | 2/5 | 130 | For profit - Corporation |
| Matthews Memorial Health Care Center | Alexandria | 2/5 | 124 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Naomi Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | Alexandria | 2/5 | 139 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Regency House of Alexandria | Alexandria | 2/5 | 58 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| The Oaks Care Center | Pineville | 2/5 | 136 | For profit - Corporation |
| Hilltop Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | Pineville | 1/5 | 130 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Legacy Nursing at St. Christina | Pineville | 1/5 | 140 | For profit - Corporation |
| The Summit | Alexandria | 1/5 | 130 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Tioga Community Care Center | Pineville | 1/5 | 154 | Non profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Rapides County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Amedisys Home Health Services | Alexandria | 4.5 |
| Elara Caring | Alexandria | 4.5 |
| Louisiana Homecare of Alexandria | Alexandria | 4.5 |
| Stat Home Health-Central | Alexandria | 4.5 |
| Better Care Home Health, Inc. | Alexandria | 4.0 |
| Centerwell Home Health | Alexandria | 3.5 |
| Lagniappe Homecare Alexandria | Alexandria | 3.5 |
| Trucare Home Health Central, LLC | Alexandria | 2.5 |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Rapides 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 (9 here).
Similar home-health inventory
Nearest other-state counties by mapped home-health agency 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 Rapides County.