Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Port Allen
Nursing home in Port Allen, Louisiana, CMS certification number 195599
403 15Th Street, Port Allen, LA 70767 · W. Baton Rouge County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 125
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 27, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 16
- Fines in 3 years
- $140,868 (2)
Does Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Port Allen take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Port Allen 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Port Allen 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
- 3.06
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.10
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.89
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.07
- Weekend total hours
- 2.64
- Nursing staff turnover
- 50%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 27, 2025 and cited 16 deficiencies, plus 5 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 14, 2024, found 9.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Port Allen. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Port Allen 2 times in the past 3 years, for $140,868 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 117.5 residents live here, about 94% of its 125 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 125
- Average residents per day
- 117.5
- Certified since
- June 17, 2004
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Port Allen
- Legal business name
- Port Allen Care Center, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 11 homes nationally under Legacy Nursing & Rehabilitation, 1.6-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Port Allen
- Sterling Place Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center3888 North Blvd, Baton Rouge 70806
- Mid City Community Nursing and Rehab4005 North Blvd., Baton Rouge 70806
- Capital Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center LLC4100 North Blvd, Baton Rouge 70806
- Baton Rouge General Medical Center, SNF3600 Florida Blvd., Baton Rouge 70806
- St James Place Nursing Care Center333 Lee Drive, Baton Rouge 70808
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 Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Port Allen, 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 Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Port Allen
What is the CMS star rating of Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Port Allen?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Port Allen accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Port Allen?
16 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Port Allen?
Port Allen Care Center, LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.