Oak Woods Home for the Elderly

Quality ratings

On Care Compare (data as of April 2026), Oak Woods Home for the Elderly carries an overall CMS quality rating of 1 out of 5 stars. That figure rolls up three sub-ratings tracked separately: health inspection (2/5), staffing (2/5), and quality measures (1/5).

Size and setting

Located in Mer Rouge, Louisiana, this facility operates 119 certified beds with an average daily census of roughly 55 residents - an occupancy rate of about 46%. The facility is classified under non profit - corporation ownership, a designation that can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At roughly 46% occupancy, this facility is running well below its certified bed capacity, worth asking why directly.

Same-ownership peers

Within Louisiana, Oak Woods Home for the Elderly is one of 33 non profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 1-star overall rating sits below the non profit - corporation-segment average of 3.3 stars, ahead of roughly 0% of same-ownership peers in the state. Comparing a facility against its own ownership segment holds the business model roughly constant, which helps isolate facility-level performance from the staffing and reinvestment patterns that differ across for-profit, non-profit, and government operators.

Inspection record

On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility (19 total). CMS has levied 2 enforcement penalties - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same window. This is a high deficiency count relative to most facilities; requesting the full survey report directly is the only way to see whether these are concentrated in one area or spread across the facility's operations.