Bossier City, Louisiana · CMS Care Compare

Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home

3 of 5 · CMS overall rating Average

3130 ARTHUR RAY TEAGUE PARKWAY, Bossier City, LA 71112

Bossier City, Louisiana · CMS verdict

CMS places Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home in the average range on the federal scale, and above the Louisiana average of 2.4.

The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.

Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home in Bossier City, Louisiana holds a CMS overall rating of 3 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 55 of 100 (grade F). Its CMS inspection record lists a moderate number of deficiencies. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.

55 of 100 · F

Quality & Compliance Index (lighter deficiency book)

Its CMS deficiency count sits in the lighter U.S. deficiency tercile (≤16). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall star rating shown at the top of the page. How this is calculated.

How the 55 is built

Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 55.

Health inspections 75/100
Staffing N/A · not scored
Quality measures 0/100
Inspection record 92/100

Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.

Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home's lighter CMS deficiency book

Quality ratings

On Care Compare (data as of April 2026), the overall star is a roll-up of three separately tracked sub-ratings: health inspection, staffing, and quality measures. The comparison chart below shows where each one sits relative to Louisiana.

What each sub-rating measures

The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.

Size and setting

Located in Bossier City, Louisiana. Bed capacity and average daily census, where CMS reports them, are in Facility details below. Its ownership type, listed in Facility details, can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At roughly 50% occupancy, this facility has meaningful open capacity relative to its certified bed count.

Inspection record

On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented a moderate number of deficiencies at this facility; the counts are in Facility details below. CMS has levied no enforcement penalties over the equivalent window. This volume of findings is worth reading past the count: CMS's F-tag scale separates isolated, low-harm citations from widespread or immediate-jeopardy ones, and only the full report shows which this facility has.

Where these figures come from

Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.

How Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home compares to Louisiana

CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Louisiana facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Overall 3/5 · state avg 2.4
Health inspection 4/5 · state avg 2.8
Quality measures 1/5 · state avg 2.0

Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Louisiana state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.

Where Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home ranks in Louisiana

Among the 264 CMS-rated nursing homes in Louisiana, Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home’s 3-star overall rating is higher than 56% of them. The bars show how all Louisiana homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.

1 star 90 · 34%
2 stars 59 · 22%
3 stars · this facility 49 · 19%
4 stars 41 · 16%
5 stars 25 · 9%

49 Louisiana homes share this 3-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.

Facility details

Beds, residents, ownership, location, penalty and deficiency counts from CMS Care Compare.
Attribute Value
Beds 8
Residents 4
Ownership Government - State
County Bossier
Penalties 0
Deficiencies 6

Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)

What do families ask most?

What is the quality rating for Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home? ▾

3 out of 5 stars is Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home's current CMS overall rating. The chart on this page breaks it into health inspection, staffing, and quality measures against the Louisiana average.

How much does a nursing home cost per month in Louisiana? ▾

CareScout's 2025 survey puts Louisiana's median semi-private nursing home rate at $7,604 per month ($91,250 per year), with private rooms averaging $8,076 per month.

What services does Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home offer? ▾

CMS classifies Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home as a skilled nursing facility. Care Compare does not itemize the services on offer; the facility itself is the source for that, and its capacity, census, and ownership are listed in Facility details above.

Does Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾

Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home has multiple deficiencies and no penalties recorded by CMS; the counts are in the Facility details table. A count in this range makes it worth asking staff or the facility directly which findings were minor paperwork versus resident-care issues.

What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Louisiana? ▾

In Louisiana, alternatives include assisted living ($5,163/mo), home health aides ($4,957/mo), and adult day care ($1,913/mo).

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainElderCare