Oak Woods Home for the Elderly
Nursing home in Mer Rouge, Louisiana, CMS certification number 195598
1400 Davenport Avenue, Mer Rouge, LA 71261 · Morehouse County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 119
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 25, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 8
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Oak Woods Home for the Elderly take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Oak Woods Home for the Elderly 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Oak Woods Home for the Elderly 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
- 4.55
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.17
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.22
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.16
- Weekend total hours
- 3.68
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 25, 2026 and cited 8 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 4, 2025, found 13.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Oak Woods Home for the Elderly in the past 3 years.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 56.2 residents live here, about 47% of its 119 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 119
- Average residents per day
- 56.2
- Certified since
- June 1, 2004
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Oak Woods Home for the Elderly
- Legal business name
- Mer Rouge Community SVC Inc
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
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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 Oak Woods Home for the Elderly, 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 Oak Woods Home for the Elderly
What is the CMS star rating of Oak Woods Home for the Elderly?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Oak Woods Home for the Elderly accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Oak Woods Home for the Elderly?
8 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Oak Woods Home for the Elderly?
Mer Rouge Community SVC Inc, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.