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A middle-range Medicare rating. Review each component and visit in person before deciding.
based on 5 Google reviews
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Bayou Chateau Nursing Ctr has a middle-range Medicare overall rating. Strengths include compassionate and kind caregivers. Review the health-inspection, staffing, and quality-measure components separately, then visit in person.
Families can expect a clean and well-maintained environment with highly compassionate caregivers and staff. While the facility received high praise for end-of-life care and administrative availability, there is a lack of detailed feedback regarding specific dining or activity programs.
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Key Review Excerpts
“These are the nicest people and caregivers that I have ever dealt with! My sister received the very best care at Bayou Chateau before she passed away.”
RN hours are below the EveryPlace reference benchmark. RNs handle complex medical needs and medication, so ask about coverage during your visit.
Reference benchmarks (0.75 RN and 4.1 total nursing hours per resident/day) are comparison targets, not current federal minimum requirements.
Resident outcomes compared with national, state, and local averages · 16 measures
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Residents on anti-anxiety or sleep medication
Residents with depression symptoms
Highly dependent on how each facility screens and codes depressive symptoms, so it varies widely between facilities.
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents whose walking got worse
Short-stay residents newly given antipsychotics
Short-stay residents vaccinated for pneumonia
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Detailed Medicare record · up to 3-year lookback
Families have filed complaint reports against this facility, triggering four investigations that revealed issues with infection control, pressure ulcer care, care planning, and daily living assistance. The facility shows recurring problems in nutrition and dietary services, infection control, and quality of care across multiple surveys. While most deficiencies appear corrected, infection control violations persist, including a recent complaint-triggered citation that remains under a correction plan, suggesting ongoing challenges in this critical safety area.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Bayou Chateau Nursing Ctr
for profit
Owners
Lacour, Gerard
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Key personnel
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