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Oak Woods Home For The Elderly

1400 Davenport Avenue, Mer Rouge, LA, 71261

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 195598Nonprofit

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Federal Quality Data

Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall1 / 5
Health inspections2 / 5
Staffing1 / 5
Quality measures2 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
Non profit - Corporation
Certified beds
119 · avg 55 residents/day

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
2 fines · $18,349 total

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
195598
Certified beds
119 beds · avg 55 residents/day
Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Mer Rouge Community Svc Inc

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

Non-profitCorporation

Disclosed owners (2 on record)

  • Terri Anderson

    W-2 Managing Employee · since 2018

  • William Bonner

    Corporate Officer · since 2012

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.

Federal inspection record

19 health citations on file2 federal fines totalling $18K

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 19)

  • E0919·Feb 4, 2025

    Environmental Deficiencies

    Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.

  • E0880·Feb 4, 2025

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • F0851·Feb 4, 2025

    Administration Deficiencies

    Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.

  • E0812·Feb 4, 2025

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  • E0757·Feb 4, 2025

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

  • E0756·Feb 4, 2025

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

  • E0732·Feb 4, 2025

    Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

    Post nurse staffing information every day.

  • E0725·Feb 4, 2025

    Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

    Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20232 fines · $18K

Most recent events

  • Sep 25, 2023Fine · $4,587
  • Sep 5, 2023Fine · $14K

Largest single fine on record: $14K.

Fire-safety citations

3 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Feb 8, 2023. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.

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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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