Bayou Chateau Nursing Center
Nursing home in Simmesport, Louisiana, CMS certification number 195546
16232 Hwy 1, Simmesport, LA 71369 · Avoyelles County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 104
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- September 17, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 8
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Bayou Chateau Nursing Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Bayou Chateau Nursing Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 1 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Bayou Chateau Nursing Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.49
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.22
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.08
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.18
- Weekend total hours
- 2.93
- Nursing staff turnover
- 50%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 40%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on September 17, 2025 and cited 8 deficiencies, plus 3 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 7, 2024, found 5.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Bayou Chateau Nursing Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 61.8 residents live here, about 59% of its 104 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 104
- Average residents per day
- 61.8
- Certified since
- March 5, 2002
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Bayou Chateau Nursing Center
- Legal business name
- Bayou Chateau Nursing Center, Inc
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
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- Colonial Nursing and Rehabilitation Center426 North Washington Street, Marksville 71351
- Valley View Health Care Facility7119 Highway 1 South, Marksville 71351
- Hessmer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center3707 Hwy 114, Hessmer 71341
Who inspects nursing homes in Louisiana
Louisiana's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Louisiana, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Bayou Chateau Nursing Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Bayou Chateau Nursing Center
What is the CMS star rating of Bayou Chateau Nursing Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Bayou Chateau Nursing Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Bayou Chateau Nursing Center?
8 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Bayou Chateau Nursing Center?
Bayou Chateau Nursing Center, Inc, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.