Onyx Care of Natchitoches
Nursing home in Natchitoches, Louisiana, CMS certification number 195293
750 Keyser Avenue, Natchitoches, LA 71457 · Natchitoches County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 98
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 25, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 26
- Fines in 3 years
- $616,611 (4)
Does Onyx Care of Natchitoches take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Onyx Care of Natchitoches 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Onyx Care of Natchitoches 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
- 3.66
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.27
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.04
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.35
- Weekend total hours
- 3.03
- Nursing staff turnover
- 66.1%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 25, 2026 and cited 26 deficiencies, plus 19 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 12, 2025, found 6.
It is a candidate for the CMS special focus program. CMS puts homes with a long record of serious problems on this list for extra inspections.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Onyx Care of Natchitoches 4 times in the past 3 years, for $616,611 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 61.6 residents live here, about 63% of its 98 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 98
- Average residents per day
- 61.6
- Certified since
- July 1, 1994
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Onyx Care of Natchitoches
- Legal business name
- Legal Business Name Not Available
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
Other nursing homes near Onyx Care of Natchitoches
- Courtyard of Natchitoches708 Keyser Avenue, Natchitoches 71457
- Natchitoches Community Care Center781 Highway 494, Natchitoches 71457
- Green Meadow Haven1110 Ringgold Avenue, Coushatta 71019
- Autumn Leaves Nursing & Rehab Center, LLC342 Country Club Road, Winnfield 71483
- Sabine Retirement and Rehab Center965 Fisher Road, Many 71449
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 Onyx Care of Natchitoches, 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 Onyx Care of Natchitoches
What is the CMS star rating of Onyx Care of Natchitoches?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Onyx Care of Natchitoches accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Onyx Care of Natchitoches?
26 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Onyx Care of Natchitoches?
Legal Business Name Not Available, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.